Before seeing a doctor, patients often search for health information online. But how sure can you be that the content you find there is trustworthy?
Before a doctor’s appointment, many patients ask “Dr. Google”. How long am I contagious with a flu infection? Which diet promises sustainable weight loss? Why does my blood pressure fluctuate extremely? What could this rash be? If symptoms are mild, such attempts at self-diagnosis can be useful. However, if symptoms of illness persist for a long time or severe symptoms occur, a doctor must always be consulted.
Online and always open: Health portals offer help with complaints as well as information on topics such as digestion and a healthy intestine, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, allergies, healthy weight loss, stress reduction and even cancer. The 24vita.de portal has also been included since 2022 and covers a wide range of different health topics. It is part of the strong editorial network IPPEN.MEDIA, which includes over 80 portals - including Merkur.de, fr.de and tz.de.
Prepare medical specialist knowledge in an understandable way
The declared goal of 24vita.de: Comprehensively researched information is intended to give the reader help with acute problems, encourage a healthy lifestyle and help to classify information about illnesses carefully. But how serious is the portal really?
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Behind the articles that appear on 24vita.de is a team of expert editors who have learned their craft in editorial offices, colleges, universities and academies. In order to make complicated studies and subject areas understandable for medical laypeople, our health experts draw on a lot of journalistic experience in various editorial departments of large media companies.
Who writes for 24vita.de?
The 24vita editors set their professional focus early on on reporting in the area of health and medicine. Some already set the course while studying biology or psychology. Others were drawn to the topic area as part of editorial traineeships or internships in relevant health editorial departments such as Pharmacy Umschau. All colleagues from the 24vita team can look back on years of experience in the medical information sector - for example through working for other health portals, doctor and patient communication for companies or managing the “health” department in bookstores. Previous work in geriatric care and in various clinics provides further practical expertise on topics such as nursing, age-related diseases such as dementia, pediatrics and health policy.
The priority for all articles is to use reputable sources. For this purpose, the 24vita editors access, for example, the official communication from university hospitals, content from various specialist journals such as the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and publications from the federal government. Interviews with doctors, nutrition experts and other specialists also ensure the high quality of the published articles. The content offered by 24vita.de is supplemented by a medical advisory board that supports the editors.
Responsible, serious and competent communication of information is particularly important in the health sector. With 24vita.de, IPPEN.MEDIA offers a reliable contact point for those seeking advice who are looking for well-founded information to understand and promote their health.