Suggested Websites
Resources from the Web
Peruse a wide array of internet sources related to medicine, including an extensive list of government websites.
CDC Video Channel
The offical YouTube channel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Online Tools
- testandcalc.com
Learning resources including an online course to master drug calculations and drug-calculating software applications.
- Medical Heritage Library
The Medical Heritage Library (MHL), a digital curation collaborative among some of the world’s leading medical libraries, promotes free and open access to quality historical resources in medicine.
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Private (Non-Government) Websites
- Medscape Nursing
Medscape is the leading online global destination for physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, offering the latest medical news and expert perspectives; essential point-of-care drug and disease information; and relevant professional education and CME.
- Medscape Reference
Medscape’s clinical reference is the most authoritative and accessible point-of-care medical reference for physicians and healthcare professionals, available online and via all major mobile devices. All content is free.
- Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity is a non-profit research and public policy organization devoted to promoting solutions to childhood obesity, poor diet, and weight bias through research and policy. The Rudd Center serves as a leader in building broad-based consensus to change diet and activity patterns, while holding industry and government agencies responsible for safeguarding public health.
- RxList
RxList is an online medical resource dedicated to offering detailed and current pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs. Founded by pharmacists in , RxList is the premier internet drug index resource.
Global Organizations
- Pan American Health Organization
PAHO is the specialized international health agency for the Americas. It works with countries throughout the region to improve and protect people's health. PAHO engages in technical cooperation with its member countries to fight communicable and noncommunicable diseases and their causes, to strengthen health systems, and to respond to emergencies and disasters.
- World Health Organization
WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.
- World Health Organization: Global Health Observatory
The Global Health Observatory (GHO) is WHO’s portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, as well as direct access to the full database. The GHO presents data from all WHO programmes and provides links to supporting information.
Government Websites
A collection of official health-related websites.
Oklahoma State Government Websites
- Oklahoma Food Service Establishment Inspections
Search food service establishments by county or name.
- Oklahoma State Department of Health Data & Statistics
Current statistics from the Department of Health on a wide range of medical topics.
Federal Government Websites
Centers, Institutes, & Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
- HHS.gov
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.
- National Institutes of Health
A federal agency supporting medical research.
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Agency responsible for regulating the safety of food, drugs, cosmetics, and other consumables.
- U.S. National Library of Medicine
A medical library under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Disease & Morbidity
- HIV.gov
An official government website with information about HIV and AIDS.
- HIVinfo.nih.gov
HIVinfo.nih.gov offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
A series of publications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on reports from state health departments.
- National Cancer Institute
A government agency for cancer research, the largest in the country.
Dietary Health
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
A division of the United States Department of Agriculture focused on dietary guidance based on scientific research.
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) work together to update and release the Dietary Guidelines for Americans every five years. Each edition of the Dietary Guidelines reflects the current body of nutrition science.
- Dietary Supplement Label Database
The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) includes full label derived information from dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S. with a web-based user interface that provides ready access to label information.
- FoodSafety.gov
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serve important roles in ensuring food safety in the United States.
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
A commission responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products, part of the United States Department of Agriculture.
- Nutrition.gov
A website maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture, hosting an array of information on diet and exercise.
- USDA Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review
The staff at Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review (NESR), formerly the Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL), specializes in conducting food- and nutrition-related systematic reviews. These reviews are research projects that answer important public health questions by evaluating the scientific evidence on topics relevant to Federal policy and programs.
Drugs & Toxins
- Drug Information Portal
From the National Library of Medicine, this website enables easy and instantaneous lookup of drug information.
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
An organization researching alcohol use and its relation to health.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
Under the National Institutes of Health, this organization researches drug abuse and addiction.
- PubChem
PubChem is an open chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). … Since the launch in , PubChem has become a key chemical information resource for scientists, students, and the general public.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Information about mental health and mental health resources from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthy Lifestyle
- MyHealthfinder
A resource for consumer-focused health information maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Healthy People
Healthy People identifies public health priorities to help individuals, organizations, and communities across the United States improve health and well-being.
- MedlinePlus
Our mission is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish. Anywhere, anytime, on any device—for free.
- Care Compare
Find & compare nursing homes, hospitals & other providers near you.
- Bureau of Health Workforce
A bureau aimed at improving healthcare in underserved communities, part of the Health Resources & Services Administration.
- Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
An agency responsible for reviewing workplace safety and health disputes between affected parties and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Health Research
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system.
- CDC FastStats
FastStats provides statistics on topics of public health importance in the United States, including obesity, smoking, births, and deaths. You can also find marriage and divorce statistics.
- CDC WONDER
The Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research, maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
manages nearly 20 collections of public-use data for U.S. births, deaths, cancer diagnoses, tuberculosis cases, vaccinations, environmental exposures, and population estimates, among many other topics.
- ClinicalTrials.gov
A database of clinical studies conducted in over two hundred countries.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information
A division of the National Library of Medicine focused on molecular biology and biomedical research.
- National Center for Health Statistics
A collection of national health statistics.
- National Institute of Nursing Research
A division of the National Institutes of Health, this organization focuses on clinical research, basic research, and training.
- PubMed
An open-access database of peer-reviewed medical literature.
- Science.gov
Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
- The Visible Human Project
Research based on complete, three-dimensional representations of the human body.
Environmental Health
- Environmental Health Perspectives
An open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on environmental health, published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere.
- U.S Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.