Website | URL | Description |
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General Health | ||
Medline Plus(English/Spanish) | medlineplus.gov/ | Authoritative and up to date health information from the National Library of Medicine. |
Mayo Clinic | mayoclinic.org | Health information and symptom checker from the Mayo Clinic. |
Family Doctor | familydoctor.org/ | Patient information from the American Academy of Family Physicians |
Genetics Home Reference | ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ | Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variation on human health. |
Alternative and Integrative Medicine | ||
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health | nccih.nih.gov/ | Complementary, alternative and integrative health resources for consumers and providers. |
Pediatrics | ||
Kids Health | kidshealth.org/ | Doctor-approved health information for children from birth through adolescence. |
Women’s Health | ||
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | www.acog.org/ | Patient information for women’s health care. |
Men’s Health | ||
Urology Care Foundation | urologyhealth.org/ | Resources on urologic health for patients. |
Geriatrics | ||
HealthInAging | healthinaging.org/ | Provides consumers and caregivers with information on health and aging. |
LGBTQI | ||
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association | glma.org/ | Patient resources, advocacy and provider directory. |
Reference | ||
MediLexicon | medilexicon.com/ | Medical terminology, abbreviations and dictionary of terms. |
Lab Tests Online | labtestsonline.org/ | Designed for patients and caregivers to help understand clinical laboratory tests and results. |
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia | medlineplus.gov/encyclopedia.html | Medical encyclopedia containing over 4000 articles on diseases, test, injuries, and treatments. |
Radiology | radiologyinfo.org/ | Provides information on CT, MRI, ultrasound, radiation therapy and other radiological procedures. |
Drug Reference | drugs.com/ | A comprehensive source for information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and herbal supplements. |
Health Information in Multiple Languages | nnlm.gov/consumer-health-information-many-languages-resources | A list of multilingual health resources from the National Library of Medicine. |
Government | ||
Centers for Disease Control | cdc.gov/ | CDC provides up to date health information including disease outbreaks, travel health advisories and healthy living. |
Food and Drug Administration | fda.gov/ | Medical safety information about disease, treatment, devices and reporting. |
Clinical Trials | clinicaltrials.gov/ | Listing of private and publicly funded clinical research studies. |
National Library of Medicine | nlm.nih.gov/ | The world’s largest biomedical library. |
National Institutes of Health | nih.gov/ | Health resources, plus a comprehensive list of all health related institutes and centers. |
HIV/AIDS | aidsinfo.nih.gov/ | Consumer health information on HIV/AIDS, including research, guidelines and treatments. |
Organizations | ||
American Cancer Society | cancer.org/ | |
American Diabetes Association | diabetes.org/ | |
American Heart Association | heart.org/ | |
American Lung Association | lung.org/ | |
American Stroke Association | strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/ |