Social Work

Toggle Subjects

Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Topics A to Z

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health Topics A to Z
Provides information on transmission, treatment, and prevention of diseases.

Eye Simulation Application

Eye Simulation Application
See what happens when to eye movement and pupil dilation when nerves and muscles are not working.

Healthfinder Health Library: Diseases and Conditions

Healthfinder Health Library: Diseases and Conditions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides this free guide to consumer health resources, including websites, online publications, databases, and more.

MEDLINEplus: Health Topics

MEDLINEplus: Health Topics
The U.S. National Library of Medicine provides medical encyclopedia entries and interactive tutorials that cover prevention, causes and risks, symptoms, signs and tests, and treatment for numerous illnesses and conditions.

Micromedex

Micromedex
This is a comprehensive medical reference on drugs, diseases, acute care, toxicology, alternative medicine, and patient education and care. Disclaimer: According to license restrictions, this resource can only be used for educational and training purposes by Lincoln Memorial University students and faculty in the health sciences and is not to be used for any clinical care, emergency, or commercial purpose. Do not access this resource from a clinical setting.

Office of Rare Diseases

Office of Rare Diseases
Provides access to current events and archived news articles, general information, genetics information, research and clinical trials, and research resources.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Seventeenth edition

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Seventeenth edition
Coverage of illnesses and conditions varies in depth and length, with the more detailed entries providing information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, etiology and pathogenesis, and more.

UpToDate

UpToDate
This is an evidence-based resource with over 70,000 pages of original, peer-reviewed text to allow practitioners to keep current with new clinical developments, be more confident in diagnosis and treatment decisions and answer clinical questions more efficiently. It offers comprehensive information in the specialties of adult primary care and internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, critical care, endocrinology and diabetes, family medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology, gynecology, hematology, infectious diseases, nephrology and hypertension, obstetrics, oncology, pediatrics, pulmonology, rheumatology, sleep medicine and women’s health.

Free Resources

ADA Technical Assistance CD-ROM

ADA Technical Assistance CD-ROM
Receive a free CD-ROM of ADA guidelines from the U.S. government.

Altimate Medical

Altimate Medical
Free products include DVD and VHS videos on EasyStand products, an interactive CD-ROM, “Life After SCI” DVD, funding guide to standing technology, EasyStand Evolv brochure, and a Standing 101 educational package. Fill out the form on the website above to receive one or all of these items.

Amputee Coalition of America

Amputee Coalition of America
Receive amputee-related materials and a free subscription to In Motion magazine. All materials are aimed at amputees.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Science-related DVDs, videotapes, CD-ROMs, and publications are available to scientists, educators, and librarians.

NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
This quarterly guide for patients and families “brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as featured online on the MedlinePlus website.”

Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians, VHS tape or DVD

Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians, VHS tape or DVD
This is “a brief, 17-minute video covering key radiation principles and radiological procedures. Includes demonstrations on application of these principles and procedures in several patient care scenarios in an emergency services setting.” It can be viewed online, or you can request a free copy. “To order copies of the training in VHS or DVD format, send an email message to cdcinfo@cdc.gov, indicating VHS or DVD format, the number of copies, mailing address, and phone number. Please indicate “Radiological Just in Time Training” in your request.”

Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties CD-ROM

Radiological Terrorism: Medical Response to Mass Casualties CD-ROM
“The program is designed for physicians and nurses working in emergency services in hospital first receiver settings.” It can be viewed online, or you can request a free copy. “To order a copy of the CD-ROM version, which is designed for Windows®2000 or XP, send your mailing address to cdcinfo@cdc.gov, indicating the number of copies.”

Stroke Connection Magazine

Stroke Connection Magazine
This page consists of the form that needs to be completed to get a free bimonthly subscription to this American Stroke Association magazine that is aimed at stroke survivors.

General Medical Resources

CNN.com: Health
MSNBC: Health

General Information

Also see the government resources

Also see the government resources.

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Includes downloadable PowerPoint presentations, evidence-based medicine tools, downloadable research articles, and information on courses and events.

eMedicine

eMedicine
Free registration allows one to view over 6,500 frequently-updated articles written on a wide variety of topics by over 10,000 contributors.

Familydoctor.org

Familydoctor.org
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides a medical dictionary, a drug guide, and information on health concerns and self-care.

MayoClinic.com

MayoClinic.com
Provides information on conditions, diseases, health conditions, and prescription drugs. Provides healthy lifestyle planners for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, exercising, managing stress, and quitting smoking.

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
Primarily provides information on anatomy, conditions, diseases, and mental health topics.

YourHealthInformation.com

YourHealthInformation.com
In addition to current news on conditions and diseases, this website provides a drug resource center, a source for investigating symptoms, and explanations for medical tests and procedures.


Government Resources


Statistics

CDC: Data and Statistics

CDC: Data and Statistics
This clearinghouse includes interactive tools, publications, vital statistics, statistics by topic, and an annual report on trends in health statistics.

HIT: Health Information Tennessee

HIT: Health Information Tennessee
Includes reports, tables, vital statistics, health facilities data, and county profiles.

National Center for Health Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics
This statistical arm of the CDC provides vital statistics and statistics on disease classification, healthy people, minority health, injuries, and aging. Additional data is culled from data collection systems which include the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the National Health Care Survey (NHCS) , the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), and the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS).

Mental Health

Janssen’s MINDSTORM

Janssen’s MINDSTORM
“This experience simulates a severe episode of auditory and visual hallucinations.”

Spot the Fake Smile

Spot the Fake Smile
Twenty videos of smiles test you on whether you can spot if a smile is genuine or fake.




 
 
^ Scroll to Top