- HerbMed
Evidence-based information about use of herbs or herbals for health. - Herbs and Supplements: MedlinePlus
Information on herbs and supplements available through MedlinePlus. - History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Index to scholarly journal articles, books and more in the history of science, technology, medicine, and allied historical fields; covers 1975 to the present. - Hospital Compare
Public release of data collected under the Hospital Quality Initiative. Lists results of quality measures by hospital, on care for heart attack, congestive heart failure and pneumonia. Searchable by city, state, zip code or hospital name. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). - ICSD (Inorganic crystal structure database)
Most complete collection of inorganic crystal structures and is fully searchable by structural data and parameters as well as bibliographic information. Updated twice yearly. - IndexCat
Provides access to the Index-Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, covering material from the 1400s to 1950, electronic Thorndike and Kibre (eTK for medieval Latin texts), and electronic Voigts and Kurtz (eVK2 for medieval English texts) - Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals. - Intergovernmental Organization search engine
Custom Google search engine that searches across hundreds of IGO websites.
- International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)
WHO search portal of data from clinical trials in China, India, Germany, Iran, Sri Lanka, The Netherlands, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. - International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER)
Human health risk assessment data for chemicals, from authoritative groups worldwide. - ISRCTN registry (Current Controlled Trials)
(BioMed Central) Primary clinical trial registry recognised by WHO and ICMJE that accepts all clinical research studies (whether proposed, ongoing or completed), providing content validation and curation and the unique identification number necessary for publication. - JAMAevidence
Tools for understanding and applying the medical literature and making clinical diagnoses. - Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
( Clarivate / Web of Science) Journal Citation Reports. Tool for ranking journals according to their citation influence. - JSTOR
Scholarly books and journals in all disciplines. - JSTOR Sustainability
Journals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of sustainability. Covers climate change policy, environmental education, food security, resource economics, urban development, and more. - KoreaMed
Provides access to articles published in Korean medical, dental, nursing, nutrition and veterinary journals. - LactMed
A peer-reviewed, referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. - Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS)
Health information from Latin America and the Caribbean countries, including systematic reviews, randomized controlled clinical trials, evidence synthesis, health technology evaluation studies, economic evaluation studies, clinical practice guidelines, technical reports, case reports and others. - LitMed: Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database
Collection of literature, fine art, visual art and performing art annotations related to medical humanities. NYU School of Medicine. - LiverTox
Information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, patterns, and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications, herbals and dietary supplements. - LocatorPlus
Catalog of the National Library of Medicine collections. - MAGPIE (Map Assisted Generation of Procedure and Intervention Encoding)
Interactive tool to find SNOMED CT and ICD-10-PCS codes for medical procedures and interventions. MAGPIE is developed in collaboration with the SNOMED CT to ICD-10-PCS Mapping Project Group. - MarciveWeb DOCS - Express Search
Index to US government documents from 1976 through the present. - MedGen
Portal to human medical genetics information available through NCBI - MEDLINE
(Ebsco) The MEDLINE database is included in PubMed. - MedlinePlus
Authoritative, curated consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other U.S. government agencies, and health-related organizations. - MEPS - Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
A set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States providing data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. - Micromedex 2.0
NOTE: Micromedex is now part of DynaMedex. Evidence-based drug information, including drug comparisons, interactions, compatibility, toxicology, and reproductive risks. - Micromedex: CareNotes
NOTE: Micromedex is now part of DynaMedex. Customizable patient information handouts. - MyChem
UW EH&S MyChem MSDS/SDS search (requires NetID) - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Publications Search
Locate Data Briefs and other NCHS publications and products. - National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
Criminal and juvenile justice literature maintained by the US Dept. of Justice. - Native Health Database
Bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. - Natural Medicines
Provides high quality, evidence-based information on dietary supplements, functional foods, diets, complementary practices (modalities), exercises, and medical conditions. (Formerly Natural Standard and Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database) - NCBI
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information, literature and databases. Submit data to GenBank or other NCBI databases - NCBI Genome Data Viewer
Directly view DNA sequences/genes in the context of chromosome structures for all higher organisms. - NCSES Survey Data
National Science Foundation data system providing access to a large body of statistical data resources for science and engineering (S&E) at U.S. academic institutions. Emphasizes S&E, but its data resources also provide information on non-S&E fields and higher education in general. - NEJM Resident 360
- Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide
The goal of the Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide is to promote and facilitate the use of electronic health data standards in recording and transmitting newborn screening test results. - News: E-Newspapers
US and global news sources. - NGO search engine
Custom Google search engine designed to search across hundreds of NGO websites. - NIH RePORTER
RePORT Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) query tool of research funded by NIH and other Public Health Services agencies. Includes NIH funding for each project (expenditures), and the publications and patents that have acknowledged support from each project (results). Replaced CRISP. - NLM Drug Information Portal
See PubChem. - North American City Reports
Over five million pages of in-depth surveys, reports, and research from more than six hundred North American cities and urban agencies. - OCCAM
Online Clinical Care Advisories & Messages is a content management system that brings together UW Medicine-specific content in a single, mobile-optimized format. OCCAM was created in partnership with the University of Washington Health Sciences Library and UW Medicine as part of research conducted at the University of Washington. - OMIA - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) is a catalogue/compendium of inherited disorders, other (single-locus) traits, and genes in 223 animal species (other than human and mouse and rats). - OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
(NCBI) A freely available & continuously updated catalog of human genes and genetic phenotypes. It is thus considered to be a phenotypic companion to the Human Genome Project. - Open Think Tank Directory
Global collection of think tanks and related organizations. - OpenGrey: System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe
Bibliographical references of grey literature (paper) produced in Europe. - OTseeker
Database of abstracts of systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials and other resources relevant to occupational therapy interventions.
Select Databases
PubMed
(MEDLINE) Major index to articles covering all aspects of medicine.
(MEDLINE) Major index to articles covering all aspects of medicine.
Embase
(Elsevier) Biomedical international database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine. Saving, exporting, and emailing your results and searches requires a personal Embase account. This account is free, but it is a separate step from accessing Embase with your UW NetID.
(Elsevier) Biomedical international database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine. Saving, exporting, and emailing your results and searches requires a personal Embase account. This account is free, but it is a separate step from accessing Embase with your UW NetID.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
Multidisciplinary database covering journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with searchable cited references.
CINAHL Complete
(Ebsco) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
(Ebsco) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature