Helpful Medical Sites:

***coming soon***

A list of a couple of helpful reference sites by disease or system. These are for healthcare professional and may be great resources for patients. I may go back at some point and add brief descriptions. I have more resources in my older blog posts also.


General:

• MedlinePlus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
• Medscape: http://www.medscape.com/nurses
• Medscape eMedicine: http://emedicine.medscape.com/
• Medicine Net: http://www.medicinenet.com/

Cancer:

• National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov/
• American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org/

Diabetes:

• American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/
• National Diabetes Education Initiative: http://www.ndei.org/
• National Diabetes Clearinghouse: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
• National Diabetes Education Program: http://ndep.nih.gov/

Psychiatric/Mental Health:

Pediatrics:

• American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org/
• Text: Harriet Lane Handbook

Women's Health:

• ACOG: http://www.acog.org/
• The Federal Government Source for WHI: http://www.womenshealth.gov/
• OBGYN.net: http://hcp.obgyn.net/home

Vaccination:

•  CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

Infectious Disease:

• CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/

Global Risk Reduction:

• http://www.ccmdweb.org/

Cultural Competence:

• HRSA: http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/index.html