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1st Headlines-Health - Provides a central location where users can quickly scan headlines from health sections of top online news sources.  The sites is updated on a
continuous basis, and helps users easily locate articles from multiple sites that would take hours to access if they visited each individual site.  USA Today, Reuters,
New York Times are just a few examples of the sites where articles are scanned and linked to this site.  

MedNews—You can find the latest reports from medical journals and conferences on this site.  Requires free registration.

Medscape—Front page always has a block titled latest news.

WebMD—News tab - good all around site.

New York Times Online—Click tab titled “Health”

Science Daily—Site dedicated to the newest research news

Medline Plus—This site is sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Medicine—Just click News Tab (offers RSS feed) gives stories
starting with the most current date, and who originally published them.  Gives articles from Reuters Health, HealthDay, and numerous governmental agencies.

CNN.com—Medical news is under the “Health” tab.

Yahoo health news— Health news from the Associated Press (AP)

ABC health news—Offers RSS free

MSNBC—Health, Diet, & Nutrition (Health Tab)

Medical News TODAY—Articles from well-regarded sources such as JAMA, BMJ, Lancet, BMA, plus articles written by their staff writers.  

MedicineNet.com—News is under the “News and Views” tab.  Use the pull down menu to get news by subject.

MERCK MEDICUS—News and alerts

Google—Health News

EurekaAlert—News reports from universities, medical centers, journals, corporations, and other organizations engaged in medical research.

MDLinx— Requires you to register and set up an account, but it is free.  Current reports from over 1200 journals and  press releases organized by medical sub-
specialty.








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