Residency Programs Resources
CONSUMER HEALTH
The Web can be used as a
quick and direct reference source to answer many consumer
health questions regarding medical conditions, syndromes,
disorders, medical news, rare diseases, health products,
and drug information. The following is a listing of
Consumer Health Web sites:
Healthfinder
Healthfinder contains a health
library ( medical dictionaries, encyclopedia, journals,
etc.), information about physicians, hospitals, public
clinics, health organizations, and more.
Mayo
Clinic Health Oasis
Find information on diseases
and conditions, drug information, and more.
MedlinePlus
Health Information
The National Library of Medicine's
MedlinePlus directs users to resources containing information
that will help the researcher research health questions.
National
Institute of Health - Consumer Health Information
The National Institute of
Health directs users to browse full text publications
by subject.
NOAH
- New York Online Access to Health
NOAH seeks to provide high
quality full-text health information for consumers that
is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently
supports English and Spanish.
WebMD
WebMd is the leading consumer
focused healthcare information web site. Their mission
is to provide the objective, credible and trusted healthcare
information and to help people play an active role in
managing their own health. Consumers can access health
news, articles, research reports, and more.
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