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Nov
13
0 comments Tags: consumer health, diabetes, health information, outreach, reading
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects over 38 million people in just the United States alone. Every year 1.2 million people are diagnosed with this health condition. What is diabetes? MedlinePlus explains the different types of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes: If you have type 1 diabetes, your body makes little or no insulin. It… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances
Nov
10
0 comments Tags: librarian roles, libraries, medical librarian
Though National Medical Librarians Month has passed, we are continuing to celebrate the medical librarians in the NNLM Region 5. We thank Sola Whitehead, Librarian at the Veterans Administration’s Library Network Office, for her post is about how medical librarians are mystery solvers. As a medical librarian, every day feels a bit like starring in… Read More »
Posted in: Guest Post, News from Network Members
Oct
20
0 comments Tags: librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month
October is National Medical Librarians Month and to celebrate, NNLM Region 5 has invited guest blog posts from the medical librarians in our region. We thank Andrea Harrow, Clinical Librarian at Keck Medical Center of University of Southern California and the Norris Medical Library, for her post highlighting the important role of medical librarians in… Read More »
Posted in: Guest Post, Medical Librarians, News from NNLM Region 5
Oct
08
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health literacy, National Health Observances
Have you ever been to a doctor visit and wondered what they meant by drinking “clear liquids”? Or maybe you or someone in your care was given a drug prescription and told to “take three times a day” which made sense at the time but later you wondered if that meant every 8 hours or… Read More »
Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Literacy, Health Observances
Oct
06
0 comments Tags: librarian roles, medical librarian, Medical Librarians Month
October is National Medical Librarians Month and to celebrate, NNLM Region 5 has invited guest blog posts from the medical librarians in our region. We thank Leah DeSantis, Social Work and Research Impact Librarian at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library, for sharing her journey in the medical library profession. I’m Leah DeSantis (she/her)… Read More »
Posted in: Guest Post, Medical Librarians, News from Network Members, News from NNLM Region 5