Library Home: Health Information on the Internet: Overview

Search your keyword with site:.gov
Bias: Reputation; job security; reason for existence is to provide best information.

CDC WONDER
WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.
PUBMED (/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Includes: MeSH Database & Clinical Trials

Health.gov
HealthCare.gov - Official Site
Healthy Wisconsin
Health | USAGov
Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Official Site
NIH News in Health - Newsletter
A monthly newsletter from the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

.com Commercial, .org Organizational RISK: Reputation to uphold, BIAS: They may want to sell a product or idea to you.

Get views from more than one source to get a better idea of what you can trust. These websites should not be considered a substitute for professional medical advice from your personal doctor(s).

.gov bias is to justify taxpayer expense on programs

Mayo Clinic: Digging Deeper

About Mayo Clinic
Motive/Bias: Reputation to uphold: They want you to trust their expertise and product sales.

They get their money from expensive cutting-edge procedures.

WebMD: Digging Deeper

About WebMD: Who We Are
Motive/Bias: Reputation to uphold: They have "bait" of good information backed by editorial staff - located in the center of the page.

They are funded by advertisements, many of which are hard to distinguish as advertisements.

Think about this:

Ask yourself "What do they have to lose if they give bad information?" If they have nothing to lose, they have no consequences for bad behavior.

ICANN WHOIS: Registration Look-up (whois.icann.org)

Put domain (EX: fvtc.edu) in search box to learn more about who is in charge, and how long the website has been around.

Artificial Intelligence is Everywhere!

FVTC Library Guide: Artificial Intelligence (AI) News, Resources, and Tools
"AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI" (Harvard Business Review)
When you need FACTS / RESEARCH GRADE materials : Use Library Resources like EBSCO Discovery Search (EDS) See examples below:
EBSCO Discovery Search: Artificial intelligence
EBSCO Discovery Search: ChatGPT
EBSCO Discovery Search: "ARTIFICIAL intelligence in education"
Using DEscriptor tag and limiting to full-text and peer-review
Not all authoritative information is available in a peer-reviewed article. Try these:
Bing: teaching or learning and artificial-intelligence
Duckduckgo: teaching or learning and artificial-intelligence
Google: teaching or learning and artificial-intelligence
Yahoo: teaching or learning and artificial-intelligence
Yandex: teaching or learning and artificial-intelligence
How to Search Google More Efficiently
Log in to your Gmail to create Google Alerts

When you create a Google Alert,you run a search, select [Create Alert] and pick the frequency.

Table of Contents for Medical Terminology Resources

Zorba Paster On Your Health - Bias: Reputation for giving best available information.

Zorba Paster On Your Health - Recommended Web Resources

Health Information on the Internet

Search your keyword with site:.gov Bias: Reputation; job security; reason for existence is to provide best information.