Medical
- American Cancer Society: Significant amount of information, and contacts related to cancer topics. See also the American Childhood Cancer Society.
- American Dietetic Association: Nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.
- American Heart Association: Check out the Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia.
- BabyCenter: For new and expectant parents to provide information, guidance and products for their babies.
- Breast Cancer Risk Assesment Tool: From the National Cancer Institute, an interactive tool to help estimate a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.
- Bring Change to Mind: Change a mind, change a life.1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. Addresses the stigma and issues associated with mental illness as well as support for family members.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Coronavirus Disease 19 :Information and Resources from Mass.gov and CDC.
- Drugfree: The Partnership for a drug-free America. Many resources concerning drug and alchohol use.
- Familydoctor: Health information for the whole family, compiled by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
- US Food and Drug Administration: Find information about counterfeit drugs, clinical trials, food safety issues and more.
- Healthcare: Find out what the health care law means to you.
- healthfinder: from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Links to carefully selected websites from 1500 health-related organizations.
- Internet Mental Health: Ceated by a Canadian psychiatrist. Information on disorders and medications.
- KidsHealth: Created by the Nemours Foundation, with health information for children, teens, and parents.
- Mayo Clinic: "Tools for healthier lives." Find information about diseases, drugs, and health tools.
- MedicineNet: Includes a medical dictionary as well as a procedures and tests section.
- MedlinePlus: Comprehensive consumer health site, from the National Library of Medicine.
- My Stroke of Insight: Video | Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened and has become a powerful voice for brain recovery.
- NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness "The nation's voice on mental illness." Inform yourself, find support, take action.
- National Cancer Institute: Treatment information, clinical trials, coping with cancer, more.
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Information on making informed choices about integrating alternative therapy with conventional treatment.
- National Institute of Mental Health: Information for the public on mental disorders affecting adults and children.
- National Library of Medicine (NLM): Current health news on hot topics as well as other health-related links and topics.
- NeedyMeds: "Find help with the cost of medicine." Download a free discount drug card.
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator: Search this database for treatment facilites by location.