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Mar
28
0 comments Tags: event, Training, Wikipedia
Are you interested in improving the consumer health information available on Wikipedia? Do you want to utilize your librarian research skills towards making Wikipedia a better, evidence-based resource? Have you always wanted to participate in an edit-a-thon? Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine on April 17th as we add citations to existing Wikipedia… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, NLM, NLM Resources, Trainings
Feb
20
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The following is the second in a series of blog posts written by NER funded grant recipients. Through these posts you can read about how NLM resources are promoting health in our New England communities. This week’s blog post was written by Meaghan McCarthy, the Eureka! Program Manager from the Girls Inc. organization located in Worcester,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, NLM, Public Health
Jan
12
0 comments Tags: All of Us, Precision Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) have teamed up to kickstart a three-year pilot project that will support this unique and promising NIH initiative. This collaboration will maximize the power of All of Us Research Program’s community engagement and by informing and engaging… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, NIH, NLM, Patient Engagement
Jan
02
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Succeed in your New Year’s resolutions using resources from the National Library of Medicine! Be prepared for emergencies in 2018 by finding helpful disaster apps to download to your mobile device. Find resources to help you stay fit and eat healthy in 2018 using Health Topics pages on MedlinePlus. Disaster Apps for Your Digital Go… Read More »
Posted in: NLM, NLM Resources
Oct
30
0 comments Tags: health disparities, Public Health
“Doctors, like all other people, are subject to prejudice and discrimination. While bias can be a problem in any profession, in medicine, the stakes are much higher.” ― Damon Tweedy, Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine With the goal of promoting reflection and academic discourse, the University of Massachusetts… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM, NLM Resources, Public Health