This collection of over 19,000 items emphasizes current and accurate information and is primarily for patients, their families and caregivers. Also included are resources for licensing exam preparation.
Databases
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Health and wellness coverage from mainstream medicine to the perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. Topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children’s health, men & women’s health, etc.
Coronavirus Research Database (ProQuest)
Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak includes openly available content related to coronaviruses, thousands of open-access articles from the world’s leading publishers, and current research from pre-print repositories such as arXiv.
Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale)
In-depth, authoritative health information from a variety of sources.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods from nearly 400 journals.
This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops and diminishes over time. Researchers will have access to nearly 500 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals, many cited in the PsycINFO index.
Selected Popular Periodicals
Internet Sources
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC provides consumer-friendly information on preventing and managing diseases.
Health information, research, patient care and more.
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus brings you information about diseases, condition, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
The Manuals, known as the Merck Manuals in the United States and Canada and MSD Manuals outside the United States and Canada, are one of the world’s most widely used medical information resources.
It is the UK's biggest health website. Provides information on treatments, conditions, healthy living and current health topics.
Prescribers' Digital Reference (PDR)
Search over 2,300 drug names to view trusted, reliable drug guides written for the patient.
PubMed is a free version of Medline. It allows you to search millions of journal citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.