ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) Is Your Doctor Certified? Check the credentials of specialists. Free registration required.
AMA Doctor Finder Search for a doctor by geographic area and/or specialty.
CDC Traveler's Health The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has "Reference Material," "Disease Outbreaks," "Geographic Health Recommendations," and more.
Kidshealth.org * "KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence."
HealthGrade Healthcare Reportcards "The consulting firm of Healthcare Report Cards uses Medicare mortality and surgical-complication data to award hospitals one- to five-star ratings in five fields: cardiac, orthopedic and vascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine." (Money Magazine, February 1999) Obstetrics, oncology and transplants will be added later this year. After choosing a type of procedure, you may select a specific geographic region (such as Georgia). The site provides an explanation of the data sources and methods of analysis.
Health, United States An annual report on trends in health statistics. The report consists of two main sections: A chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans; and a trend tables section that contains 156 detailed data tables. The two main components are supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive appendix and reference section, and an index.
Mayoclinic.com * Health news and information from the Mayo Clinic.
MedicineNet * MedicineNet is "a FREE medical resource in easy-to-understand language, continuously updated by board-certified, actively-practicing physicians". The site includes First Aid, diseases and treatments In alphabetical order, a Medical Dictionary, descriptions and side-effects of medications, current medical news, Certified Poison Control Centers in your region, a form for submitting questions ("Ask the Experts"), medical news, links to other medical sites, and more.
Medscape.com * "Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. After a simple, 1-time, free registration, Medscape automatically delivers you the specialty site that best fits your profile. You can also change your Medscape homepage to any of our other specialty and profession sites at any time."
National Institutes of Health * Medical news and health information.
Quackwatch.com Quackwatch - Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions
WebMD.com * WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
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* A Health website rated "Excellent" by Consumer Reports, September 2005, p. 48
James S. Koga
jskoga@csupomona.edu
Last Updated:
May 24, 2007
