Isabel: A differential diagnosis tool

Need assistance with a diagnosis? There’s a database for that. Isabel is a differential diagnosis tool in which you enter any symptoms and are provided a list of possible diagnoses. Click on individual conditions and drugs for additional information provided through library resources. The WHSC Library welcomes your opinion of Isabel in this 6-question survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IsabelEvaluation. Read More …

DynaMed Plus

Want to stay current in your specialty? Updated daily based on monitoring of over 500 medical journals and guidelines publications, DynaMed Plus makes it easy to do so by using its Recent Updates feature that allows users to view all updates or only practice-changing updates. DynaMed Plus is a point-of-care tool that includes clinical calculators Read More …

Medical Theory Influencing the Work of William Shakespeare

The Exhibit Shakespeare created some of the most memorable characters in literature.  His understanding of human nature and personality was influenced by humorism, an ancient medical theory about how bodily fluids determined a person’s physical and mental health, as well as personality.  The National Library of Medicine’s exhibit, “And there’s the humor of it”: Shakespeare Read More …

STAT!Ref: AHFS Drug Information

We have the drug information! STAT!Ref provides access to clinical e-textbooks, coding, drug and reference works. Most notably, it provides full text access to the 2016 AHFS Drug Information publication. For EHC access, click on the Library icon in the VDT or go to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library webpage for EHC resources at Read More …

Woodruff Health Sciences Library hosts “From DNA to Beer” Exhibit and Event

Recently, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library exhibited “From DNA to Beer,” an exhibit by the National Library of Medicine.  The exhibit explored how bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness and restore health, and it highlighted how scientists have harnessed these microbes to manufacture both new medicines and potent potables.  On February 23, the Health Read More …

DataMed Seminar- Second Seminar in Series on Scientific Publishing

The second seminar presentation in a scientific publishing series co-hosted by the WHSC Library and the Scholarly Communications Office, will be held Thursday, February 23rd at 11am till noon.  No RSVP is required; refreshments will be served. Additional Seminars in the series: Publishing: Perspective of An Editor and an Author held Friday, February 3, 2017 Speaker Nadine Read More …

Isabel: A differential diagnosis tool

Need assistance with a diagnosis? There’s a database for that. Isabel is a differential diagnosis tool in which you enter any symptoms and are provided a list of possible diagnoses. Click on individual conditions and drugs for additional information provided through library resources. For EHC access, click on the Library icon in the VDT or Read More …

Seminar Series on Scientific Publishing

The first seminar presentation in a scientific publishing series co-hosted by the WHSC Library, the Scholarly Communications Office, and the Department of Medicine will be held this Friday, February 3rd at 12 noon.  No RSVP is required; pizza and drinks will be served. Additional Seminars in the series are as follows: Friday, February 3, 2017 at Read More …

Now at the WHSC Library: National Library of Medicine Exhibit “From DNA to Beer”

The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library will be hosting the traveling exhibit “From DNA to Beer” from the National Library of Medicine in the lower lobby from January 17-February 25, 2017.   This exhibit explores how bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness and restore health. The exhibit also highlights how scientists have harnessed these microbes Read More …