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What Is Health Literacy

WEBHealth literacy allows the public and personnel working in all health-related contexts to find, understand, evaluate, communicate, and use information. Health …

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URL: https://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2016/04/13/what-is-health-literacy/

Focus on: Health Literacy NLM in Focus

WEBThe Calgary Charter defines health literacy this way: Health literacy allows the public and personnel working in all health-related contexts to find, understand, …

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The Visible Human Project at 20 NLM in Focus

WEBPosted by NLM in Focus / December 31, 2014. This cross-section view shows the Visible Human Male (left), who debuted in 1994, and the Female (right), …

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Improving Info on Women’s Health: National Network of Medical

WEBAre you interested in improving health information for and about women on Wikipedia? Your research skills can help make Wikipedia a better, evidence-based …

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The Magical, Medicinal NLM Herb Garden NLM in Focus

WEBThe herb of Paraguay, also known as Stevia, is a natural sweetener. A master gardener tends to the plants in the spring. The NLM garden features plants known for …

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Health Journalists Learn to Mine NLM and NIH Resources

WEBSix leading health journalists recently got a unique look at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They spent a week in …

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Regional Medical Libraries Making a Difference: Focus on the …

WEBNo matter where they live or work, health professionals, researchers and the public can access information from the National Library of Medicine thanks to its …

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Exhibitions Connect: How Partners Bring NLM Health Information

WEBLibrarians are the information superheroes of the 21stcentury. In today’s hyper-connected world, saturated with studies, reports, data, records, pictures, …

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A New Plus on the NIH MedlinePlus Magazine Website

WEBThere’s a new “plus” on the NIH MedlinePlus magazine website. Whether you read English or Spanish, you can now access every article. Through feature articles, …

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Regional Medical Libraries Making A Difference: Focus on New …

WEBNo matter where they live or work, health professionals, researchers and the public can access information from the National Library of Medicine thanks to its …

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TOXNET: The NLM Toxicology Databases NLM in Focus

WEBThe Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET) was created in 1985 to provide more effective access to the online group of databases developed and managed by the …

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NLM staff answer the question: Why are you thankful to be at NLM

WEBEveryone begins their career at the National Library of Medicine the same way—hand over heart speaking out loud the Oath of Office. It reminds each of us that …

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Regional Medical Libraries Making a Difference: Focus on …

WEBNo matter where they live or work, health professionals, researchers, and the public can access information from the National Library of Medicine thanks to its …

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NLM in Focus A look inside the U.S. National Library of Medicine

WEBAs we look back at 2019, we’d like to share a few NLM in Focus stories about some of the National Library of Medicine’s people, services, and products that are making a …

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National Library of Medicine Welcomes New Director Dr. Patricia …

WEBPatricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, today begins her service as director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library and a …

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Paul G. Rogers, Former Congressman, Champion of Medical …

WEBRetired US Congressman Paul G. Rogers, an early and ardent supporter of the NLM, died of lung cancer October 13 at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, …

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Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives

WEBOn September 17, the National Library of Medicine officially opened its latest special display, Confronting Violence: Improving Women’s Lives. The project, which will …

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All in Their Heads: When Faces Made the Case for Lobotomy

WEBTake Freeman’s case number 121, a woman he photographed several times over the course of some 4 years. In the first portrait, a young woman glares into the …

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