FAQ: Reference & Consumer Health Questions
Where can I find information on or about:
Health
- How can I find information on human anatomy and physiology?
- Where can I find information about my pet?
- Where can I find a doctor who specializes in treating specific diseases or conditions, including authors of research journals?
- Clinical trial results
- Consumer health information
- Where can I find information about the cost of prescription and over-the-counter drugs & medical procedures?
- Disease, condition or treatment
- Where can I find a doctor who specializes in treating specific diseases or conditions?
- Drugs:
- How can I identify a pill?
- Where can I find information about drugs, including formulations and interactions?
- Where can I find information about the cost of prescription and over-the-counter drugs & medical procedures?
- Will a drug I am taking give a false report on a drug screening test?
- Where can I find information about free and discounted medical or dental care or medicines?
- Where do I find information on genetic conditions?
- Where can I find information on US and international health and biomedicine resources, such as organizations, research projects, and databases?
- Where can I find information about US and international hospitals?
- Where can I find information about lab or diagnostic tests?
- Where can I find medical codes, such as the ICD, CPT or HCUP?
- Where can I find information about medical devices, medical supplies, and assistive devices ?
- Where can I get a copy of my medical records ? How private are my medical records?
- Where can I find medical statistics on a topic?
- How do I find psychological or educational evaluation tests?
- Where can I find information taking natural products, dietary supplements, medicinal plants, or other complementary or alternative medicines?
- See Also:
- National Library of Medicine® Guide to Finding Health Information
- NLM® Fact Sheet on MedlinePlus®
- MedlinePlus Frequently Asked Questions
- Is MedlinePlus copyrighted?
Journals and Books
- Where can I find listings of book chapters?
- Can I search MEDLINE® (using PubMed®) to find out how many times an article, author, or journal has been cited?
- How do I find a list of current MEDLINE journals by Country of Publication or Language in the NLM Catalog?
- Where can I find information about getting full text articles?
- How can I get the Instructions to Authors for a journal?
- How do I find a list of current MEDLINE journals by Country of Publication or Language in:
- What is MEDLINE®, and how to use it to find information?
- Do you have a published list of journals that are indexed in MEDLINE and PubMed?
- How do I find Older journal articles?
- Are the journals in PubMed peer-reviewed? Where can I find a list of peer-reviewed/refereed journals?
- How can I find information about a publisher?
- Can NLM® translate this article, book or report from a foreign language into English for me?
NLM Services
- Are NLM products copyrighted?
- Where can I find information about US and International grants and funding?
- How can I get copies of historical medical photographs?
- Where can I find medical "stock shots," videos, photographs, slides, or images?
- How do I find out if NLM owns a journal, book, or audiovisual?
- Where can I find training, document delivery and other useful resources for health and information professionals in developing countries?
Medical & Health Care Education and Careers
- How do I find information on medical and health care medical & health care education and careers?
- Where can I find lists of medical & health care meetings and conferences?
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