HomeHealth
Health
- MEDLINEplus Health Information - Consumer health info provided by US Nat'l Library of Medicine and the NIH.
- Oregon Go Local - Find area health services and information to empower your health care decisions.
- WebMD - Health issues currently in the news; look up information by symptoms, conditions or disease.
- Medicare Information - Also includes 'quality-of-care' information for hospitals and nursing homes.
- Mayo Clinic Internet Health and Medical Resources - Gateway to many useful health sites selected by Mayo Clinic medical librarians; links to clinical trials.
- PDR - Physician Desk Reference - Overview of diseases, treatments, and medications,
Samaritan Health Services - Local health resources; find a
physician.- CAPHIS- Top 100 List: Health Websites You Can Trust
- Cancer Information - National Cancer Institute
- Google Health - Very nice application to maintain your personalized health records.
- Merck Manuals Online - A trusted source for medical information available free online. Includes the Veterinary Manual.
- Oregon Health & Science University - Find a doctor, find health information.
- Oregon Board of Medical Examiners -Check your Doctor. File a complaint.
- Oregon Health & Science University Library - Access to some specialized databases: Ask a Librarian.
- Senior Health - For senior-friendly health and wellness information with Large Print
- Tox Town - National Library of Medicine information about everyday agents at work in the neighborhood.
- eMedicine - Sophisticated source of full text articles and text for lay and professional information.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - primary federal agency dealing with health; lots of data and statistics as well as health and safety topics.
- World Health Organization - Wealth of statistical info; news of disease outbreaks and health profiles of countries.
- E-learning videos: WebMD ~ University of Maryland Medical Center
New York Times "most useful and interesting online health resources:"
- PubMed - includes millions of citations from medical journals. Not for beginners, but a strong tool for serious searchers.
- Patients Like Me - a 'Facebook' for the chronically ill. Meet others living with disease.
- Clinical Trials - learn about 25,000 ongoing trials of drugs, surgeries and vacines.
- San Francisco City Clinic - "STD basics."
Oregon Talking Book and Braille Services
Pet Health
- Merck Manuals Online - A trusted source for medical information available free online. Includes the Veterinary Manual.
