Some of the resources listed below are freely available for patients. Others (MDConsult, Micromedex, etc.) provide information for the clinician to print out for the patient.
- American Indian Health
An information portal for and about the health of Native Peoples of the United States, managed by the National Library of Medicine. It includes information …
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- CancerNet
Published by the National Cancer Institute. It lists types of cancers, treatment options, clinical trials, and prevention and/or genetics information and contains consumer and clinician …
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- CHOICES in Health Information
A service of the New York Public Library, CHOICES provides a link library as well as book recommendations on a variety of health topics.
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- ClinicalTrials
An NIH database of up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials. The database is searchable by condition, drug, sponsor, trial location, and …
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- Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Care Services
Created by the Virginia Department of Health, this Web site helps health care workers respond to the needs of new refugees and immigrants in a …
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- CulturedMed
"CulturedMed," created by the Peter J. Cayan Library at State University of New York Institute of Technology, is a Web site and a resource center …
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- DIRLINE
DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is an online directory of over 17,000 health-related organizations and other resources which are willing to respond to public …
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- FamilyDoctor.org
Operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students, …
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- First Consult
Evidence-based medicine tool with key information on differential diagnoses, medical conditions, procedures, and patient education. Updated weekly, First Consult uses data from National Guideline Clearinghouse, …
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- Genetics Home Reference
The National Library of Medicine's Web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.
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- Health Library at Stanford
A community service of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, this free and publicly accessible consumer health inforamtion library provides links to health information in almost 60 …
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- Health News Review
Provides reviews of news stories that make a therapeutic claim about specific treatments, procedures, investigational drugs or devices, vitamins or nutritional supplements, or diagnostic and …
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- HHS Office of Minority Health
The site of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's Office of Minority Health provides health information, statistics on health disparities, funding opportunities, and …
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- Maternal and Child Health Library
Part of the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University, which is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, …
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- MDConsult
Access more than 40 text books, more than 70 journals, drug information, and patient handouts in English and Spanish.
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- MedlinePlus
Extensive information for consumers and patients from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on more than 650 diseases and conditions. MedlinePlus includes …
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- Merck Manual of Medical Information--Home Edition
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- Micromedex (NetID login)
NetID login required. By clicking the link above, you agree that you are an AUTHORIZED USER (GU faculty, staff, and students and employees of GUH …
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- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Web site for one of the institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health. It includes background on CAM (e.g., what is …
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- National Women's Health Information Center
A service of the Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The center provides information about more than 800 topics through …
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- New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Includes information in both English and Spanish from a variety of resources. NOAH can be browsed alphabetically or by topic or can be searched.
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- NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is a quarterly guide for patients and their families. It brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the …
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- NIHSeniorHealth.gov
Features information from the National Institutes of Health and was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine. The site …
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- Nursing Consult
Mosby's Nursing Consult is an evidence-based medicine tool which brings the leading Nursing resources together in one integrated online service to help nurses efficiently find …
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- Tox Town
This site from the National Library of Medicine focuses on environmental health risks and toxic chemicals in homes and specific locations such as the U.S.-Mexico …
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- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human …
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