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- General
Medical Information
- My
Web MD
A
collection of articles, bulletin boards and and tools about
medicine and health, created by professional journalists and
medical experts.
- Medical
Matrix
A free directory of selected Internet medical sites; requires
online registration.
- Medline
Plus Health Information
Up-to-date, quality health care information from the world’s
largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine
at the National Institutes of Health. This site offers extensive
information about specific diseases and conditions and also
has links to consumer health information from the National
Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and
physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages,
and clinical trials.
- Virtual
Hospital
A digital health sciences library created in 1992 at the University
of Iowa to help meet the information needs of health care
providers and patients. The Virtual Hospital library contains
hundreds of books and
brochures for health care providers and patients.
- Birth
Injury
- American
Academy of Pediatrics
A site from the AAP, whose member pediatricians dedicate
their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being
of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Resources
include publications and advocacy news about dozens of health
topics.
- Children's
Hospital Boston
Extensive
searchable dictionary-style site written by children's specialists
with descriptions of the most common conditions treated at
Children's Hospital Boston.
- Online
Health A to Z
The Southeast Missouri Hospital's digital library
provides a dictionary of searchable terms, many related to
children's health.
- Brain
Injury
- Catastrophic
Injury
- Cerebral
Palsy
- Cerebral
Palsy Information Central
Established
in 1995, the goal of CPIC is to educate people about cerebral
palsy, to provide a central place on the Internet for people
to find information about cerebral palsy, and provide support
to those who have cerebral palsy and their families and healthcare
providers.
- March
of Dimes Health Library
A
searchable site with extensive information about birth
defects and related concerns.
- HMO Denial
of Benefits
- Health
Administration Responsibility Project
HARP
is a resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking
to establish the liability of HMOs, managed health care organizations
and nursing facilities for the consequences of their decisions.
- The
HMO Page
Sponsored
by Physicians Who Care, the site is geared toward consumers
who want to learn more about HMOs and ways in which they may
not serve consumers' interests. It features HMO news and updates
on HMO legislation.
- Risks
for Big Babies (LGA & Macrosomic)
- Children's
Hospital Boston
A
searchable dictionary-style site written by children's specialists
with descriptions of the most common conditions treated at
Children's Hospital Boston.
- HealthyMe.md.com
HealthyMe.md,
Inc., provides directories of specialty-focused, scientifically
accurate healthcare information and services.
- Medical
Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis
of Cancer or Infection
- Neonatal
Hypoglycemia
- Midwife
Archives
This
site is maintained as a free public service to provide information
and support regarding pregnancy, birth and women's health.
-
National
Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
The
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC) is a service
of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes
of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Established in 1978, the clearinghouse provides information
about diabetes to people with diabetes and their families,
health care professionals, and the public.
- Surgical,
Pediatric & Emergency Room Negligence
- Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality
The
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) sponsors,
conducts and disseminates research to help people make better
decisions about health care. The AHCPR is a Public Health
Service agency in the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS).
- Medical
Device Safety Reports
MDSR
is a repository of medical device incident and hazard information
independently investigated by ECRI, a nonprofit health services
research agency. MDSR is not an alerting service, but a periodically
updated review of the types of problems that have occurred
with medical devices and lessons learned over the past three
decades.
- Wrongful
Death
- Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality
The
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) sponsors,
conducts and disseminates research to help people make better
decisions about health care. The AHCPR is a Public Health
Service agency in the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS).
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