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Health Information Resources
Printer-friendly versionR&D staff at LHNCBC are developing and enhancing large, complex information systems to meet new needs in health information, biomedical research, and historical preservation.
Projects
ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov provides the public with congressionally-mandated comprehensive information about interventional and observational clinical research studies and their results. Study sponsors include the U.S. Federal government, pharmaceutical and device companies, academic, and international organizations.
Consumer Health Question Answering
The consumer health question answering project was launched to support NLM customer services that receive about 90,000 requests a year from a world-wide pool of customers.
Genetics Home Reference
Genetics Home Reference (GHR) is the National Library of Medicine Web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes and chromosomes related to those conditions.
Medical Informatics Pioneers
Oral history is a method for documenting history in a vivid way by recording the voices of those who have experienced it. “Memory is the core of oral history, from which meaning can be extracted and preserved.”
Profiles in Science
The Profiles in Science Web site showcases digital reproductions of items selected from the personal manuscript collections of prominent biomedical researchers, medical practitioners, and those fostering science and health. The Web site provides worldwide access to this unique biomedical information.
Repository for Informed Decision Making (RIDeM)
RIDeM provides access to key fact needed to support clinical decision making.
