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search.HSLS.ConsumerHealth allows you to search consumer health resources and topics such as MedlinePlus, Patient Education, Patient Safety, the HSLS Consumer Health collection, and Local Support & Services, using Vivisimo technology.
By typing one or two words into the search box and clicking Search, the results are listed on a new page. Some links connect to the full article.
Need more information on finding safe and reliable medical information on the Internet? View our 3 minute Finding Consumer Health Information video.
TIPS:
- Use one or two words in your search
- Use the list of results or the topics on the left
- Try using the clusters search
search.HSLS.ConsumerHealth resources:
- MedlinePlus
- Health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine.
- Patient Education
- MD Consult's Patient Education
- MedlinePlus Drugs, Supplements and Herbal Information
- Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
- UPMC Patient Education Materials
- UpToDate for Patients
- Patient Safety
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- FDA Patient Safety News
- National Patient Safety Foundation
- Patient Safety Authority
- Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
- Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance
- UPMC Patient Safety Materials
- Books & Videos
- HSLS Consumer Health Materials from UPMC Shadyside- Hopwood Library and CHP- Family Resource Center. Also provides links to materials available at Allegheny County public libraries.
- Local Support & Services
- United Way’s extensive directory of health and human service programs in the region.
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