News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Every November, Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is observed heighten awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and support for the million Americans living with it along with their friends and families. What are signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? Although each individual is unique, experts have identified common warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, including: Memory loss, especially of recent Read More …
October is National Medical Librarians Month! Do you know all that your librarian can do for you? Our informationists at the WHSC Library can provide expert searching; training and instruction on searching, citation management, information literacy, and more; and can collaborate with researchers on evidence synthesis projects like systematic and scoping reviews. Evidence synthesis projects Read More …
Date: Friday October 25th at 5:30 pm Register Here: https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/calendar/whscl_events/l5p On Friday, October 25th, 2024, please join us in welcoming Dr. Sarah Febres-Cordero, faculty member of the Emory University School of Nursing; sequential artist Joseph Karg, Assistant Professor of Illustration and Sequential Art, Kennesaw State University; and Andy Gish, board certified emergency nurse and overdose Read More …
As the University approaches Fall Semester, the WHSC Library will be offering extended hours to our main location at 1462 Clifton Road, off the Whitehead Plaza. Full hours for the library can be found here: https://libraries.emory.edu/hours Beginning, Wednesday August 28th Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 11:00 pm Friday 7:30 am – 7:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am Read More …
Each August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is observed nationwide to promote the importance of vaccinations for people of all ages and backgrounds. Vaccines have dramatically changed medicine over the last century. The Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that before vaccines, parents in the United States could expect that every year: Read More …
Now on display at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library are highlights on medical controversies and conspiracies, available in print and electronic format. Controversy and medicine have been near-constant companions throughout human history. From vaccines conspiracies including autism links, safety considerations, and hesitancy. To quackery and conspiracies, offering miracle cures or unsafe practices, this display Read More …
AI chatbots have quickly become useful tools in the writing process for drafting manuscripts, scientific proposals and grant applications. While the technology is advancing rapidly, output from generative AI systems (such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Bard) are prone to errors and fabrication. WHSC Librarians have noticed an increase in requests from researchers for articles that do Read More …
The internationally recognized World Sickle Cell Awareness day aims to increase public knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease and the experiences of patients and families. According to the National Institutes of Health sickle cell “affects more than 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million people worldwide. In the United States, most people Read More …
Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library recognizes June as National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. According to the CDC, in 2021, 4.3% of adults aged ≥18 years reported being bothered a lot by headache or migraine in the past 3 months with the percentage among women (6.2%) higher than that among men (2.2%). Taken from Read More …
As the University approaches the end of Spring Semester, the WHSC Library will be open for extended hours. To best support our students, building access will be restricted to current Emory students, staff, and faculty during this period. Full hours can be found here: https://libraries.emory.edu/hours Exam Period, April 26 – May 10, 2024 WHSC Library Read More …