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National Institutions
There are many national institutions that provide quality health information for patients and their families. The following list includes a selection of few important institutions (this list is not comprehensive):
- CDC: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Information on health-related topics including diseases and conditions, emergency preparedness, injury, environmental health, and travelers health. - FDA: U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Current news, research, new drug approvals, drug alerts and statements, medication guides, drug safety information, drug recalls, and other drug information. - HealthCare.gov
HealthCare.gov is a health insurance exchange website operated under the United States federal government under the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. - National Institute of Health
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. - National Library of Medicine
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.