LibGuides: WAMC Medical Library and Learning Resource Center: Patient Health Resources

Evaluating Information

The internet is full of misinformation so it is important to know how to check if what you are seeing is factual. There are several things you can do to verify the information you are seeing is as accurate as possible.

-Crosscheck: Don't just take one website's information as fact. Check to see if the same story is being written about on other reputable websites. If this is the only website reporting something that seems like big news, take a moment to evaluate. Also look to see if the website can be found on lists of known Fake News sites. Click here to see Wikipedia's ongoing list of known fake news sites.

-Author: Check out the author of the article. What are their credentials? Have they written for other publications? What results generate when running the author's name through Google?

-Read the About Us section: Most websites and organizations have an About Us section. Who are they? What is their mission statement? Who are they affiliated with?

-Bias: Does the article make you feel really strongly about the topic? The author could be using tactics to bias you towards their point of view. Look for articles that maintain a neutral, factual stance about a topic.

For more information or further assistance on how to identify misinformation online, please call or email the medical library at 910-907-7323.

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Useful Links

Clinical Trials
Explore 308,830 research studies in all 50 states and in 210 countries. ClinicalTrials.gov is a resource provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Defense Health Agency
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint, integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime.
Medscape
Your one-stop resource for medical news, clinical reference, and education.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 29 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest biomedical library. NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics.. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology.

Podcasts

NPR's Hidden Brain
Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships.
Sawbones
Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin welcome you to Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. Every Friday, they dig through the annals of medical history to uncover all the odd, weird, wrong, dumb and just gross ways we've tried to fix people over the years. Educational? You bet! Fun? We hope!
This Podcast Will Kill You
Erin Welsh, PhD is a disease ecologist and epidemiologist studying tick-borne disease transmission in wildlife populations. Erin Allmann Updyke, PhD is an epidemiologist and disease ecologist currently working her way through medical school.

YouTube Channels

American Medical Association The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of physicians—both MDs and DOs—and medical students in the United States. The AMA's mission is "to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health."
Crash Course Tons of awesome courses in one awesome channel! Check out the playlists for past courses in physics, philosophy, games, economics, U.S. government and politics, astronomy, anatomy & physiology, world history, biology, literature, ecology, chemistry, psychology, and U.S. history.
Harvard Medical School Visit our channel regularly for fresh scientific discoveries, trends in biomedical research and education, profiles of thought leaders, conversations on health policy, and more.
U.S. National Library of Medicine Videos from the world’s largest medical library include the latest tips for harnessing NLM resources, gems from the history of medicine, glimpses of our vast and varied outreach programs and services, and recordings of exhibitions, lectures and special events.
New England Journal of Medicine NEJM Group brings together the people and products that have made the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Journal Watch, and now NEJM Knowledge+, leaders in providing the medical knowledge health care professionals need to deliver the best patient care.
SciShow At SciShow, we're endlessly curious about what makes the universe tick. If you're passionate about quenching your curiosity about... everything, you're in the right place. Join us ever day to learn about the world around us and beyond.

Fact-Checking Websites

AllSides
Displays the day’s top news stories from the Left, Center and Right of the political spectrum — side-by-side so you can see the full picture.
FactCheck
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics
Google Fact Check Explorer
Use this tool to search issues to see what fact checks are available about it.
Snopes
Snopes links to and documents sources so readers are empowered to do independent research and make up their own minds.

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