Medical and Health Sciences Libraries Resources

Developed by the Medical Library Association to help patients and families understand common "medspeak" terms

Includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.

An edition of the renowned medical text, Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, for the non-professional. Available as a text version and an interactive version enhanced with photos, animations, videos, and pronunciations.

Contains clinically-oriented, evidence-based summaries written by medical experts for point-of-care use by physicians, medical students, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists and other health care professionals.

Information about diseases, conditions, prevention, and wellness from the American Academy of Family Physicians

A gateway to selected consumer health information provided by U.S. government agencies, state and local government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and universities.

Comprehensive medical information from the Mayo Clinic

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in easily understandable language.

Publications, fact sheets, and access points to other consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health

A clinical information resource which offers up-to-date, fully-referenced expert answers to patient-care, diagnosis, and treatment questions.