New York, August 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — WebMD Health Corp., an Internet brand and a leader in health information services for physicians, other health professionals, and consumers, today announced that it is the leading medical news, information, and education platform in the United States. announced that it has acquired JIM.fr. France.

The acquisition will combine the core competencies of JIM.fr with those of Medscape, WebMD’s flagship global brand for healthcare professionals (HCPs). Medscape and its platform’s affiliate network now provide clinical news, health information and continuing medical education to her more than 5 million physicians worldwide. With the addition of JIM.fr, Medscape deepens its commitment to French and French-speaking HCPs.

“Both JIM.fr and Medscape have earned the trust and engagement of hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals. France,” Said Jeremy Schneider, Group General Manager, WebMD Global. “Medscape’s existing French edition, along with robust country-specific content, is integral to our global reach to French-speaking healthcare professionals. We will be able to further strengthen our services for the French-speaking world: professionals while providing our customers with innovative solutions.”

As a leading medical news site France, JIM.fr engages hundreds of thousands of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other HCPs across more than 25 specialties. In addition to keeping up to date with the latest medical news, clinical science and coverage of medical conferences, JIM.fr provides a multidisciplinary and interactive continuing education platform for a wide range of medical teams.

“Today, JIM.fr provides more than 350,000 French-speaking medical professionals registered on the site every day with a complete panorama of medical and professional news in all specialties, including general medicine. doing. Jill Allosh, founder of JIM.fr. “Beyond the scientific and journalistic rigor of its articles, JIM sets itself apart from other medical media outlets with its often humorous tone and original analysis of all the major issues rocking the medical community. We are very pleased to see the quality of our work. Recognized by Medscape, a global medical news and point-of-care platform.”

After closing, JIM.fr will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of Medscape, and these companies aim to build and integrate products, platforms and services.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

About WebMD Health Corp.

WebMD Health Corp., an internet brand company, is at the center of the digital health revolution transforming the healthcare experience for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers, health plans and healthcare systems. WebMD enables and improves decision-making, supports and motivates health behaviors, and streamlines and simplifies the healthcare process through public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. , providing cutting-edge content and digital services that improve patient care. .

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About JIM.fr

Doctor Jill Alloshthen intern at “Hôpitaux de” Paris” (hospital chains, Paris), established “”Journal International de Médecine(The JIM) in 1979 and switched to a fully digital format in 1999. JIM has always fulfilled the mission expressed by its title, the International Journal of Medicine.

Thanks to the daily editorial collaboration of dozens of hospitals and practitioners, JIM has the goal of informing its readers in French in ‘real time’ of all the important things that are happening in medicine around the world and being written internationally. has been set. Scientific press, major conferences and professional news. Its rigor and free-spirited, sometimes quirky tone make it popular with readers and advertisers alike. JIM consistently ranks among the leading digital media sites for HCPs. France.

Source Medscape