Nov
14
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The use of e-cigarettes has increased rapidly. Although vaping has been shown to assist with smoking cessation, cases of severe vaping-related pulmonary disease and a number of deaths have recently been reported. The New England Journal of Medicine has published E-Cigarettes and Vaping-Related Disease, a collection of articles and other resources on e-cigarettes and vaping… Read More »
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Oct
11
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PubMed is your primary source for finding PHDL journals with a keyword or research topic. You typically use the special PHDL URL (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?holding=phdlnphco) or a MyNCBI account to set up your filters to call up results for PHDL articles. Major changes are coming to the way you will find PHDL articles in PubMed. Users will… Read More »
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Oct
10
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Some of you may have heard that a new version of PubMed will be online in early 2020. New features include: Responsive website on mobile devices and desktops Improved performance with storage on the cloud Simpler and cleaner user interface Updated tools such a ‘Cite’ with additional features Sidebar navigation Citation sensors Links to the… Read More »
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Sep
25
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On December 16, 2019, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork) website will be retired. Most content will remain available through other NLM databases as well as from external websites. TOXNET has served as an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health information. The most frequently used databases are being incorporated into… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, PHDL Resources
Aug
28
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Recently, some PHDL program members commented, both in conversation and evaluations, that they regularly need to convert ICD-9 to ICD-10 procedure code sets and vice versa. Already included in your subscription, via the homepage of the STAT!Ref platform is access to the conversion tool for diagnosis codes. The mappings are based on the General Equivalence… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, PHDL Resources, Public Health