Free Medical Resources

Free medical resources refer to a variety of medical information, tools, and services available to the public without any cost. These resources often aim to promote public health, raise awareness, and provide education on various medical topics.

Many medical textbooks and references are now available for free online.

Types of Free Medical Resources

Medical Information Websites

• Wikipedia – While not exclusively a medical resource, Wikipedia offers a vast amount of information on health topics, diseases, medications, and more.
• MedlinePlus – Operated by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, it provides high-quality information about diseases, conditions, and wellness.
• WebMD – A comprehensive resource offering news, advice, and expertise on various medical topics.

Open Access Medical Journals

• PubMed Central – A free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal articles at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.
• BioMed Central – Offers free access to peer-reviewed articles in all areas of biology and medicine.

Medical Databases

• ClinicalTrials.gov – A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world.
• Google Scholar – While not exclusively medical, it can be a useful tool for finding medical studies and articles.

Medical Courses and Lectures

• Khan Academy Medicine – Offers courses on health and medicine.
• Coursera and edX – Many universities provide free medical courses on these platforms, covering a wide range of topics.

Benefits of Free Medical Resources

• Accessibility: Many people can access important medical information without financial barriers.
• Education: Provides the general public, students, and professionals with valuable medical knowledge.
• Awareness: Raises awareness on various medical issues and promotes public health.

Limitations and Concerns

• Accuracy and Reliability: Not all free resources are accurate or reliable, so it's crucial to consult trusted sources or professionals.
• Potential Misinterpretation: Without proper guidance, some information can be misinterpreted, leading to unnecessary panic or misinformation.

Health information resources

Better Health Channel A-Z of Conditions and Treatments

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Medical Education Resources

Grand Rounds

Free CME Webcasts and Videos on the Internet

Interesting Medical Articles

Online Medical Journals

Free Clinical Cases and Resources Online

Medical References

Free Clinical Cases and Resources Online

Medical References

Online Medical Texts and Resources

MD Bookmarks and Medical Resources Dr. McNabb's Medical Bookmarks is a collection of an MD's most valued medical websites. Each site has been critically evaluated and is frequently reviewed

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Clinical Calculators and References

Online Clinical Calculators from Medical College of Wisconsin Therapeutic Drug Levels Narcotic/Opioid Dose Calculators

Narcotic Analgesic Converter Fentanyl Patch Dosage Determination Based on Current Narcotic Analgesic Therapy Medical Calculators

Clinical Calculators

Medical Calculators Collection

MedCalc

The Doctors Lounge Calculators

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Calculator

Drug Interaction Checkers

Medical Search Engines OmniMedicalSearch.com

Free Medical Images 3dscience.com License Free Images (Link Requirements Apply)

Clinical Practice and Screening Guidelines

Preventive Services Task Force A-Z Screening Guidelines JNC 7 - Hypertension ATP 3 guidelines Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) Physician Salaries

Physician Salaries Miscellaneous

AHRQ Web M&M Cases

A

Abortion – Accident – Activities of daily living – Acupuncture – Adolescent medicine – Adult daycare center – Advance health care directive – Aerobic exercise – Age-adjusted life expectancy – Ageless – Aging and memory – Aging – Alcoholism – Allergy – Alternative medicine – Amputation – Anaerobic exercise – Anaesthesia – Anatomical pathology – Anatomical terms of motion - Anatomy – Andrology – Animal-assisted therapy – Antibiotic resistance – Appetite – Assisted reproductive technology – Athletic training – Audiology – Autoimmune disease – Auxology

B

Bacterium – Baldness – Basic life support – Binge eating – Biochemical pathology – Biological standard of living – Biomedical research – Biomedical technology – Bipolar disorder – Birth attendant – Birth control – Blood diseases – Blood test – Body composition – Body Mass Index (BMI) – Body shaping – Body treatment – Brain death

C

Cancer – Cell replacement therapy – Chemotherapy – Child birth – Chinese medicine – Chiropractic – Clinical death – Cognitive enhancement – Cognitive therapy – Collaborative therapy – Community-based rehabilitation – Community health – Complementary and alternative medicine – Complementary medicine – Convalescence – Cryosurgery

D

Death – Deficiency disease – Dental hygiene – Dentistry – Dermatology – Determinants of health – Detoxification – Developmental disability – Diabetes – Diagnosis – Diet (nutrition) – Diet and obesity – Dietary fiber – Dietary mineral – Dietary supplement – Dietetics – Dieting – Digestion – Digestive system – Digestive tract – Disability – Disease registry – Disease – Doctor-patient relationship – Dysarthria – Dyslexia - Diphtheria

E

Ecological health – Energy medicine – Environmental health – Enzyme – Epidemic – Ethnicity and health – Evidence-based medicine – Evidence-based practice – Evolutionary medicine – Eugenics – Exercise equipment – Exercise physiology – Exercise

F

Fad diet – Faith healing – Family centered care – Family planning – Famine – Fast food – Female infertility – Fertility – Fetal alcohol syndrome – Folk medicine – Food additive – Food allergy – Food and cooking hygiene – Food groups – Food pyramid (nutrition) – Food quality – Food science – Food supplements – Food technology – Food – Forensic pathology – Free clinic – Functional diversity (disability)

G

Gene therapy – General fitness training – General surgery – Genetic counseling – Genetic engineering – Genetically modified organism – Genetics – Genital integrity – Genitourinary medicine – Genome project – Genome – Genomics – Geriatric sexology – Geriatrics – Gerontology – Global Health – Gynaecology

H

Haematology – Hand surgery – Healer (alternative medicine) – Healing – Health applications and clinical studies of meditation – Health care delivery – Health care industry – Health care system – Health care – Health claims on food labels – Health disparities – Health economics – Health education – Health geography – Health information on Wikipedia – Health literacy – Health observatory – Health profession – Health promotion – Health science – Health – Healthcare inequality – Healthcare – Healthy diet – Healthy eating – History of medicine – Holistic health – Home birth – Home remedy – Homeopathy – Homeostasis – Hormone – Hospice – Hospital accreditation – Hospital – Human anatomy – Human cloning – Human enhancement – Hygiene

I

Illness – Illnesses related to poor nutrition – Immortality – Immunity (medical) – Immunology – Infectious diseases – Infertility – Inflammation – Injury – Internal medicine

L

Life – Life expectancy – Life extension – Longevity

M

Macronutrient – Male infertility – Malnutrition – Manipulative therapy – Manual therapy – Maternal health – Maximum life span – Medical cannabis – Medical case management – Medical devices – Medical herbalism – Medical history – Medical imaging – Medical model – Medical physics – Medical privacy – Medical school – Medical sociology – Medical technology – Medical tourism – Medication – Medicine – Meditation – Megadose – Megavitamin therapy – Men's health – Mental disorder – Mental health – Mental hygiene – Mental retardation – Metabolism – Meteoropathy – Microbiology – Micronutrient – Midwifery – Mind-body intervention – Miscarriage – Mortality rate – Multivitamin – Mutation

N

Nanomedicine – Nanotechnology – Natalism – Naturopathic medicine – Neonatal infection – Neuroimmunology – Neurology – Neuroscience – Neurosurgery – Noise health effects – Non-infectious disease – Nuclear medicine – Nurse – Nursing school – Nursing – Nutrient density – Nutrient – Nutrigenomics – Nutrition and pregnancy – Nutrition – Nutritional supplement – Nutritionist

O

Obesity – Obstetrics and gynaecology – Obstetrics – Occupational hygiene – Occupational medicine – Occupational safety and health – Occupational therapy – Old age – Oncology – Online pharmacy – Ophthalmology – Optometry – Oral hygiene – Organ transplant – Organic food – Organism – Orthopaedics – Osteopathy – Over-the-counter drug – Overweight

P

Palliative care – Paramedic – Pathogen – Pathology – Pediatrics – Perioperative medicine – Pharmaceutical care – Pharmaceutical policy – Pharmaceutical sciences – Pharmacology – Pharmacy – Physical education – Physical examination – Physical exercise – Physical fitness – Physical therapy – Physician – Plastic surgery – Population health – Positive mental attitude – Posture and occupational health – Pre-conception counseling – Pregnancy – Pregnant patients' rights – Prenatal care – Prescription drugs – Preventive medicine – Primary care – Primary health care – Psychiatry – Psychoanalysis – Psychoeducation – Psychoneuroimmunology – Psychotherapy – Public health

Q

Quality of Life (Healthcare)

R

Radiology – Rare disease – Rejuvenation (aging) – Reproductive endocrinology and infertility – Reproductive health – Reproductive medicine – Right to Health – Rheumatology – Rural health – Rural health clinic

S

STD testing – Safe sex – Sanitation – Saturated fat – Self care – Self-healing – Self-medication – Senility – Sex and illness – Sex education – Sexual dysfunction – Sexual health clinic – Sexual health – Sexuality and disability – Sexuality education – Sleep deprivation – Sleep hygiene – Sleep – Smoking cessation – Social determinants of health – Social medicine – Special needs – Sports medicine – Sports nutrition – Stem cell treatments – Stress (medicine) – Stress management – Supported living – Surgery – Survivability – Symptom

T

Therapy dog – Toxicity – Toxicology – Toxin – Traditional Chinese medicine – Traditional Korean medicine – Traditional medicine – Trans fat – Trauma surgery - Tetanus

U

Universal design

V

Vaccine – Vegetarianism – Virus – Vitamin – Vulvovaginal health

W

Weight loss – Wellness (alternative medicine) – Wellness – Witch-doctor – Women's health – Workplace health surveillance – Workplace wellness – World Health Organization - Whooping Cough

X

X-ray

Y

Yoga

Z

-Zika virus

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