The clinical links listed below provide you with access to a wide variety of sites offering information that spans the healthcare industry. Through these links you can stay up to date with the latest developments in the field of medicine, or research a specific ailment and the drugs used to treat that ailment.
General Health, Medical and Educational Resources
Specific Health Information for Patients and Caregivers
Drug Information
General Health, Medical and Educational Resources
For Patients and Caregivers
- Healthfinder—Guide to reliable health information from the DHHS
- Mayo Clinic—Provides health education to patients and the general public from the Mayo Clinic
For Healthcare Professionals
- American College of Chest Physicians—The leading resource for the improvement in cardiopulmonary health and critical care worldwide
- American Association of Respiratory Care—Resource for respiratory care and health specialists interested in cardiopulmonary care
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America—An interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies
- National Home Infusion Association—National membership association for clinicians, managers, and organizations providing infusion therapy services for patients in home care and outpatient clinic settings
- Intravenous Nursing Society—Promotes excellence in infusion nursing through standards, education, advocacy and outcomes research
- A.S.P.E.N.—American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Distributes information regarding clinical nutrition and metabolic support
- Case Management Society of America—To promote the growth and value of case management and to support the evolving needs of the case management professional
- Infectious Disease Society of America—Represents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine—The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has been organized to promote and advance the mutual interests of its members engaged in sleep disorders medicine
Specific Health Information for Patients and Caregivers
Respiratory, Cardiopulmonary, Sleep
- National Lung Health Education Program—Collaborative education program focused on the prevention of lung disease and the promotion of lung health
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute—The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders
- American Sleep Apnea Association—Organization dedicated to enhancing the well-being of the people with sleep apnea
- National Sleep Foundation—Independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving public understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting public education, sleep-related research, and advocacy
Digestive Disorders
- American College of Gastroenterology—Digestive Disease Specialists
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America—This foudation's mission is to cure and prevent Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis through research
- Oley Foundation—Up-to-date information, outreach services, conference activities, and emotional support for consumers, their families, caregivers and professionals
Infectious Diseases
- Infectious Disease Society of America—The authoritative source for information about infectious diseases
- Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—Research aimed at developing better ways to diagnose, treat and prevent the many infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases that afflict people worldwide
Nutrition and Dieting
- A.S.P.E.N.—American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Distributes information regarding clinical nutrition and metabolic support
- Nutrition Insights—Nutritional information from the USDA
- Tufts University Nutrition Navigator—Information on nutrition and dieting
Rehabilitation
- Abledata—Premier Source for Information on Assistive Technology
Drug Information
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research—Comprehensive drug information for consumers and professionals
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