HCP 114: Medical Law and Ethics for Health Care Professionals
Top Ten Issues
- Top Ten Issues in Health Law 2024From the American Health Law Association
Health News Literacy
Know how to verify legitimate health claims, and debunk junk science.
- MedlinePlus
From the National Institute of Health, this is useful for practitioners seeking trustworthy health information on the web that can be clearly communicated to patients. - Surgeon General on Health MisinformationIncludes "Confronting Health Misinformation" report.
- Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Health News Edition"Patient anecdotes are not data..." and other red flags to separate hype from reality.
- HealthfinderIncludes health topics and preventative service recommendations.
Government Health Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Topics, statistics, funding news and more.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Tracking diseases and other public health problems in the US.
- ClinicalTrials.gov - Database of private and publicly supported clinical trials.
- National Cancer institute - Topics on different types of cancer and treatment.
- Pennsylvania Department of Health - State-specific public health information.