Articles and Databases
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health, is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. NCCIH was formerly known as the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Data on vital events and information on health status, lifestyle and exposure to unhealthy influences, the onset and diagnosis of illness and disability, and the use of health care.
NCCPA is the only certifying organization for physician assistants in the United States and is dedicated to assuring the public that certified physician assistants meet established standards of clinical knowledge and cognitive skills upon entry into practice and throughout their careers. All U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories rely on NCCPA certification as one of the criteria for licensure or regulation of physician assistants.
US government steward of medical and behavioral research. Reports, research documents, statistics, clinical trials, and consumer health materials. NIH institutes and centers also focus on specific health topics.
Nature is the world's leading weekly scientific journal. Founded in 1869, Nature is an international journal, published weekly, with original, groundbreaking research spanning all of the scientific disciplines.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information offers this collection of searchable biomedical books and government reports.
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is dedicated to bringing physicians the best research and key information at the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice, and to presenting the information in an understandable and clinically useful format.
A collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary. All Journal content related to the Covid-19 pandemic is freely available.
Explore 900,208 items digitized from The New York Public Library's collections. This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
This resource includes digital reproductions of all pages and articles from the New York Times from 1850-2010, including advertisements, photographs, graphics, etc. Every page from the newspaper is included, as well as the New York Times Book Review and the New York Times Magazine. Articles, pages etc. are in PDF format.
Search the full text of NYTimes.com from 1996 to present.
Search the full text of the New York Times from 1980-Present.
U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources. Diverse source types include print and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Explore specific issues or events through detailed local reporting coverage.
Indexes, abstracts, and full-text articles from major national and regional United States newspapers such as: Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Newsday, The New York Times, Providence Journal , The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post , and more. Some articles may not be available in full-text in this database. Use the Journals List to check to see if a newspaper is available in print or in another database, or request articles using Interlibrary Loan.
Nexis Uni provides over 15,000 news, legal and business sources, including print and online journals; television and radio broadcasts; local, regional, national and international newspapers; art and book reviews; extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; and business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies.
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Viewpoint articles explore the pros and cons of controversial and current issues. Information is supported by corresponding reference materials, commentaries and viewpoints, periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia. An excellent resource for essays, debates, and for coming up with ideas for a topic.
Information is presented by body site and category. Covers injury prevention, osteoarthritis, sports and exercise, joint replacement, tumors, and more.
Oxford Art Online includes Grove Art, which features over 45,000 signed articles, 5,500 images, 40,000 image links, timelines of world art, MoMA lesson plans and more. Also included is full text access to the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) follows the evolution and history of over 600,000 words from the English-speaking world through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources. The OED also offers etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Topics include generations & their viewpoints, social media, voting, race & ethnicity, immigration, gun control, housing and more. Read summary reports or full-length reports including survey data.
The Center’s latest survey research and analysis related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PAEA is the only national organization representing physician assistant educational programs in the United States. Currently, all of the accredited programs in the country are members of the Association. PAEA provides services for faculty at its member programs, as well as to applicants, students, and other stakeholders.
The Physician Assistant History Society, Inc., is dedicated to the history and legacy of the physician assistant profession through the identification and collection of appropriate papers, manuscripts, magazine and newspaper clippings, newsletters, reports, dissertations, oral histories, and visual artifacts, such as films, slides, videos, photographs, and digital images.
PLOS is a peer-reviewed, open access publisher with 215,000+ articles in journals in biology, computational biology, genetics, medicine, neglected tropical diseases, and pathogens. These articles are free to access, reuse, and redistribute.
This is the official format for PNAS. See the Manuscript Format section and scroll down to References for details.