Introduction

4Abstracts is an e-mail service that provides overviews of abstracts of medical articles. Nowadays the number of articles published is high and it is hard to keep up with the increase of medical knowledge and innovations. However, we think that everyone in health care should be up to date.A team of young doctors and medical students thought of a way to facilitate this need and they proposed a free e-mail service that provides an overview of the four leading medical journals. 4Abstracts is a free e-mail service that provides a weekly overview of abstracts of original articles, trials and reviews from several scientific journals, divided in several specific specialties of medicine. This way busy clinicians will save time, they will be informed more easily and they may read articles they normally would have missed.

4Medicine

4M is short for 4Medicine. 4M is a free email service that gives you a weekly overview of the last published abstracts of original articles, trials and reviews in the four leading medical journals, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The BMJ, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

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4Cardiology

4C is short for 4Cardiology. 4C is a free email service that gives you a weekly overview of the latest published articles in four leading journals in the field of cardiovascular medicine. European Heart Journal, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Heart. Sign up and stay updated on the latest insights in cardiovascular research. It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

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4ClinicalPharmacology

4CP stands for 4ClinicalPharmacology; it’s a free email service that brings you a monthly update of published abstracts of original articles, trials and reviews in 4 prominent journals in clinical pharmacology covering PK/PD including therapeutic drug monitoring, education, drug adherence, novel drugs, drug safety and more. It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

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4NeuroSurgery

4NS is short for 4Neurosurgery. 4NS is a free email service that gives you a monthly summary of the latest published abstracts of original articles, reviews, and trials in the four leading neurosurgical journals: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry; Acta Neurochirurgica; Neurosurgery; and Journal of Neurosurgery. It’s easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

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4GastroHepatology

4GH is short for 4Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 4GH is a free email service that gives you a monthy overview of the last published abstracts of original articles, trials and reviews in the four leading medical journals in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, GUT, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Journal of Hepatology. It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

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4Geriatrics

4Ger is short for 4Geriatrics. 4Ger is a free email service that gives you a monthly overview of the most interesting abstracts of original articles and reviews published in four prominent geriatric journals: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Alzheimer's and Dementia, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. It’s easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

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Introduction
4Medicine
4Cardiology
4ClinicalPharmacology
4NeuroSurgery
4GastroHepatology
4Geriatrics

Founders

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R.S. van Onkelen MSc, MD, PhD
R.S. van Onkelen is one of the founders of 4Abstracts and her parts. He works in the UMCG at the Department of Surgery.
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J.A. Lafranca MD, PhD
J.A. Lafranca is founder of 4Abstracts and her parts. He is also responsible for the website and technical logistics. He works as Chief Medical Officer at GeriCall B.V. and is owner of PhoenixWeb Media

What is 4Abstracts?

Nowadays the number of articles published is high and it is hard to keep up with the increase of medical knowledge and innovations. However, we think that everyone in health care should be up to date. A team of young doctors and medical students thought of a way to facilitate this need and they proposed a free e-mail service that provides an overview of the leading medical journals specific to their field.

4Abstracts is a free e-mail service that provides a weekly overview of abstracts of original articles, trials and reviews from several scientific journals. This way busy clinicians will save time, they will be informed more easily and they may read articles they normally would have missed.

It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.
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News
New editors
June 05, 2020
Welcome Jenneke Atteveld @ 4Ped
I work as a PhD candidate at the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in Utrecht.
Welcome Jenneke Atteveld @ 4Ped
May 11, 2020
Welcome Sophie at 4Pediatrics
S.E. Jaisli is editor of 4Ped. She works as a resident Pediatrics at the Erasmus MC Sophia in Rotterdam.
Welcome Sophie at 4Pediatrics
May 04, 2020
New EiC of 4Medicine! Welcome Vincent
V.G. Pluimakers is Editor in Chief of 4M. He works as a PhD-candidate at the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in Utrecht.
New EiC of 4Medicine! Welcome Vincent
April 17, 2020
Hi Alexander Hulsbergen!
A. F. C. Hulsbergen is editor at 4NS. He currently is a medical student at Utrecht University and a PhD Candidate in Neurosurgery at Leiden University.
Hi Alexander Hulsbergen!
March 29, 2020
Say hi to Sammy
S. Zeryouh is editor of 4M. He studies Medicine and Mathematics at Utrecht University
Say hi to Sammy
March 23, 2020
Welcome Lisette @ 4GH
L.A.P. Krassenburg is editor of 4GH. She works as a PhD candidate at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam and at the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease In Canada.
Welcome Lisette @ 4GH
March 02, 2020
Welcome Lode van Dijk, 4Bone's latest addition
L.A. van Dijk is editor of 4B. He studies Medicine at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam.
Welcome Lode van Dijk, 4Bone's latest addition
February 16, 2020
Yordi de Wit, new editor @ 4Arthroscopy/4B
Y. de Wit, BSc, is editor of 4A. He studies Medicine at the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam.
Yordi de Wit, new editor @ 4Arthroscopy/4B
February 16, 2020
Welcome Joey @ 4B!
J.F.H. Reijmer is editor of 4B. He studies Medicine at the Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen.
Welcome Joey @ 4B!
December 21, 2019
Welcome Jonathan @ 4CP
J.E. Knikman is editor of 4CP. He works as PharmD-PhD student, and is a clinical pharmacologist in training at the Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital.
Welcome Jonathan @ 4CP
December 17, 2019
Welcome Rosalie at 4Pediatrics
R. Mensink-Bout is editor of 4Ped. She currently works as a PhD candidate at the Erasmus MC Sophia in Rotterdam.
Welcome Rosalie at 4Pediatrics
November 17, 2019
Welcome Anouk van der Vossen for 4B!
A.H. van der Vossen is editor of 4B. She is studies Medicine at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University Amsterdam.
Welcome Anouk van der Vossen for 4B!
October 28, 2019
New editor: Renske Pauwels
R.W.M. Pauwels - van Dijk works as a PhD-candidate at the Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department at the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam focusing on inflammatory bowel disease. In 2020 (May) she will start her gastroenterology residency training at the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Dordrecht.
New editor: Renske Pauwels
October 20, 2019
New editor @4Lung: Uraujh Yousaf-Khan
U. Yousaf-Khan is Editor of 4L. She works as a resident in Pulmonary Medicine at the Amphia Hospital, Breda
New editor @4Lung: Uraujh Yousaf-Khan
October 20, 2019
Welcome Frank @4Lung
F. Heijboer is Editor of 4L. He is currently finishing his last year of Medicine at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Welcome Frank @4Lung
October 16, 2019
Welcome Maaike van Haastrecht!
M. van Haastrecht is editor of 4Ger. She is a resident in Geriatric Medicine at OLVG west in Amsterdam.
Welcome Maaike van Haastrecht!
October 09, 2019
Welcome Aurelie de Vries Schultink
A.H.M. de Vries Schultink is editor of 4CP. She works as a hospital pharmacy resident at St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein & Utrecht and is a certified clinical pharmacologist.
Welcome Aurelie de Vries Schultink
September 24, 2019
Welcome Nori Smeets @ 4CP
N.J.L. Smeets is editor of 4CP. She works as a MD-PhD student and is a clinical pharmacologist in training at the department of Pharmacology & Toxicology / Paediatric Intensive Care at the Radboudumc, Nijmegen.
Welcome Nori Smeets @ 4CP
September 22, 2019
Welcome Daan Ruig at 4Surgery
D.F.H. Ruig is editor of 4S. He works as a resident (not in training) at the Department of Surgery at Haga Teaching Hospital, The Hague.
Welcome Daan Ruig at 4Surgery
August 24, 2019
Welcome Sylvia Brakenhoff @4GH!
S.M. Brakenhoff is editor of 4GH. She works as a PhD candidate at the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, focusing on the viral hepatitis.
Welcome Sylvia Brakenhoff @4GH!