LibGuides: HI374: History of Medicine (Andrews): Government & Internet Sources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U S. National health protection agency.
Imperial College of London: Mechatronics in Medicine
The Imperial College London's Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory was launched in 1993. Since then, the laboratory has been responsible for innovations in "fields as diverse as neurosurgery, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible robotics, haptic training systems for surgeons, urological surgery and orthopaedics, high intensity focused ultrasound and blood sampling."

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On their website, researchers and mechatronic students can learn more about the lab's work and access a number of resources, including news about research developments (in the Research section) and published research papers. Those interested in the latter can conduct a text search for publications by navigating to the Publications tab. Results can be filtered by publication year or type (e.g. book chapter, journal article, conference paper, patent, software). While some publications require certain subscriptions, many of these publications are open-access. [MMB]
Influenza Encyclopedia
January 2018 will mark the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which tragically killed between 50 and 100 million individuals around the globe. The University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, offers this extensive collection of resources and archival material related to influenza in the United States.

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To do so, the team behind this project selected fifty U.S. cities and researched the impact of the flu in each one and collected archival material from local archives, libraries, and historical societies. For each featured city, visitors will find a short essay summarizing the impacts of the of disease and how medical professionals responded; a timeline of major events; images; and dozens of archival materials, including newspaper clippings and public health bulletins. In addition, in the About this Project section, visitors can access a 2007 article from the Journal of the American Medical Association that examines the non-pharmaceutical interventions that various cities implemented to mitigate the impact of the epidemic, and the relative success of these measures. [MMB]

Library of Congress Digital Collections
Library of Congress Digital Collections is a growing repository of digitized materials from the Library of Congress, featuring photographs, manuscripts, films, sound recordings, and newspapers, as well as archived websites. "One of the largest bodies of noncommercial high-quality content on the Internet." Free resource.

National Archives and Records Administration
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration makes various documents related to the federal government and the United States available.
National Archives: Docs Teach
Created by the National Archives, this site brings together thousands of documents for use by educators and students.
Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
Project Gutenberg
Statistical Abstract of the United States
This is the free version from the government. For more up-to-date statistics, use our Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest) available from our Databases listing.
World Health Organization
International organization "...working with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared commitment to achieve better health for everyone" -- Website
World History Archives

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