The following are the databases used to find journal articles and other information on Medical Humanities.


Database Name Full Text Remote Access
Ovid MEDLINE
MEDLINE contains abstract coverage of the biomedical literature. Narrow searches by selecting "History of Medicine" or "Bioethics" in the Subject Subset box by clicking on the Limits link and then on Additional Limits. Look for the Subject Subset box and then make your selections.
Yes Log In
PubMed
MEDLINE contains abstract coverage of the biomedical literature. Narrow searches by selecting "History of Medicine" or "Bioethics" in the Limits drop-down Subset Menu.
Yes Log In
Digital Dissertations
Contains citations and abstracts of doctoral dissertations and some masters theses for all subject areas.
Yes Pitt VPN
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Comprehensive bibliographic database covering the history of science, technology, medicine and allied historical fields.
No Pitt VPN
HSLS Electronic Journals
HSLS provides an electronic collection to several thousand biomedical journals. Narrow searches by selecting "Ethics" or "History of Medicine."
Yes Log In
Images from the History of Medicine
Provides access to the thousands of images in the prints and photograph collection of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine.
Yes Free Access
IndexCat
The online version of the Index-Catalogue which includes pre-1955 medical literature dating back to before the 16th century.
No Free Access
PITTCat for the Health Sciences
The online catalog for the University of Pittsburgh and includes books and journals in the History of Medicine Collection (use the "History of Medicine" search limit).
No Log In

See also the complete list of HSLS databases.

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