MD Lingo

At MD Lingo, we translate recent articles from high-impact medical journals into a language and tone that patients understand

- See more at: http://www.medstartr.com/projects/358-md-lingo#about The Problem We Solve: There is a wealth of health information on the internet – but most of it is biased, incomplete, or just plain confusing. Patients do not have access to the latest unbiased medical information and ongoing research about their disease or condition. This information is traditionally published in medical research journals – an expensive and exclusive resource to which most do not have access. At the same time, information that patients find online or hear about in the news is often misleading or only a “half truth.” The problem is only getting worse as medical research is ongoing in most areas of health care and the amount of medical knowledge continues to pile up! It can be difficult even for physicians and health professionals to keep up, not to mention the patients with no medical training who simply want to know what is going on with their body and what they can do to stay healthy. Our Solution: We created MD Lingo with one goal in mind – to provide our patients with reliable, up to date information on the latest medical research. We imagine being able to go to one site and looking up ANY condition or disease and finding all the latest literature on new medicines, new therapies, new treatments and new discoveries. All based on real facts and real science – but made clear and easy to understand! This is accomplished by taking the latest medical studies and “translating” them into everyday English. We envision a full directory of the same journals doctors read but presented without the medical gibberish, boiled down to its main points and how they affect you! Not only does MD Lingo give you full access to these previously unattainable resources, we also attempt to break down the studies, letting you know which ones were done well (and are backed by evidence) vs those that you should be more skeptical about. Furthermore, while the FDA approval process for new medications can often be long and confusing, we hope to demystify it by not only explaining how it works but also informing patients how far a particular therapy is from being approved. MD Lingo is a crew of over 50 writers and 10 editors who are top medical students from around the country. Our students are are driven and intellectually curious. Each day they read studies and learn about new developments in medicine. They are trained at interpreting the results and communicating the information with clarity to our audience of readers.Each writer has, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree in a scientific/technical field of study. A few even have graduate degrees as well or are pursuing additional doctorate or master’s degrees in addition to their medical school pursuits. These writers all believe in the mission of MD Lingo and the goal of patient education.