- Branche: Library & information science
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.
A federal agency that administers the Medicare program and monitors the Medicaid programs offered by each state, including the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Industry:Health care
A federal agency that coordinates the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH AIDS research program.
Industry:Health care
A federal agency that is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is made up of several institutions, each with a specific research focus, such as a particular disease or body system.
Industry:Health care
A federal agency that protects the health and safety of people at home and abroad through health promotion; prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability; and preparedness for new health threats.
Industry:Health care
A federal agency that supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. The Institute also supports medical research studies on tuberculosis (TB), malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, and illnesses from potential bioterrorism agents.
Industry:Health care
A federal database that contains references and summaries for biomedical and life science publications from around the world. Most of the publications are from scholarly journal articles. Some of the listings include a link to the free full text of the article. Medline is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Industry:Health care
A federal institute that serves as the world’s largest medical library and is the creator of PubMed, MEDLINE, and MedlinePlus. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) collects materials in all areas of biomedicine and health care. NLM makes its resources available around the world, primarily through its electronic information services.
Industry:Health care
A federal office whose primary responsibility is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders. The Office of Minority Health (OMH) develops or advances policies, programs, and practices that address health, social, economic, environmental, and other factors that impact the health of minority populations, including those specifically affected by HIV/AIDS.
Industry:Health care
A federal program that provides long-term support to developing countries to conduct HIV/AIDS research relevant to their populations.
Industry:Health care
A federal program that supports research on the following: how HIV is transmitted and causes disease; the development of therapies for HIV infection, its complications, and co-infections; and the development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.
Industry:Health care
