There is a new and quick way to see the most searched health terms on MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español. A search cloud or nube de búsqueda has been added to the sites. Popularity is denoted by the size of the individual terms — the bigger the display, the more often it is searched on…
A newly revised edition of the National Library of Medicine Classification adds 17 new class numbers to the main schedules and four new class numbers to the 19th Century schedule. The NLM Classification was updated April 23, 2009. In addition, one class number was canceled; 81 MeSH terms were added to the index, including 34 new…
The popular exhibit Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine is now online. The exhibit explores the link between Harry Potter and the history of science using materials from the National Library of Medicine. Designed to travel, the exhibit was curated by Elizabeth J. Bland at NLM’s History of Medicine Division, with consultant Mark…
New search and display capabilities at the National Library of Medicine’s Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) site enhance researchers’ capacity to inspect and compare images. Researchers can browse the IHM’s 70,000 images in multi-image display, download high resolution copies, zoom in on details, move images into a defined workspace for further manipulation, and…
The owners of three key health data standards recently announced they are cooperating to help define and assign responsibilities — and avoid duplication — in the development of laboratory test terminology. The owners of the three standards that contain laboratory test terminology, the Logical Observation Identifiers, Names, Codes (LOINC), Nomenclature, Properties and Units (NPU), and…
NLM in Focus 