Taubman Health Sciences Library Blog- Blog Retired
- Global Innovation – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 20, 2014)
- Local Innovation & #MCubed – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 13, 2014)
- Open Access Journal on Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
- National Medical Librarians Month 2014
- Suicide Prevention & Trauma on Social Media – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 6, 2014)
- Radiation Oncology Journal Club (#RadOnc) – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 29, 2014)
- From the National Library of Medicine: Roosevelt at NIH
- Patients on the Right TEDMED Questions – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 22, 2014)
- TEDMED on Patient Engagement – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 15, 2014)
Category Archives: News
The need for a smart approach to big health care data
From the Health Affairs Blog: Today, academic medicine and health policy research resemble the automobile industry of the early 20th century — a large number of small shops developing unique products at high cost with no one achieving significant economies … Continue reading
Tips for saving your fingertips
In case you haven’t seen them, here are some tips from a UMHS physician from a story in the University Record on staying safe in extremely cold weather, including a helpful chart from the CDC.
Scopus interface changing February 1
Changes are coming to the interface of Scopus that will streamline your workflow by optimizing the interface for core uses. One important change is that the interface becomes more action driven: when you select certain results to work with (e.g. … Continue reading
Upcycling: Bringing new life to existing health data
From the Health Affairs Blog: By now, most of us are familiar with recycling. Items with reclaimable value are collected; then base materials are salvaged to create new products—often of lesser quality. Fewer people are familiar with the term upcycling, … Continue reading
Open workshops on publishing for graduate students
The University Library is presenting a series of free workshops on publishing for graduate students. Register for each workshop by clicking on the hot link of the title. Tips on Publishing a Scholarly Book Thursday, 2/6, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm This … Continue reading
E-cigarette poisonings & more in the new edition of Public Health Law News
From the CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Support: The new edition of Public Health Law News reprints an article from USA Today on the rise in reports of poisonings in children by e-cigarettes. Other stories include reports … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, environmental health, health disparities, health policy, tobacco
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PubMed Commons: New comment forum on PubMed
From the PubMed Commons Blog: If you are one of the millions of people who visit PubMed today, be on the look-out for something different. On each abstract page, there’s now a section called PubMed Commons. It’s a forum for scientific … Continue reading
Light-bulb moments for a nonprofit
From the New York Times: No baby should die or be disabled because a light bulb can’t be replaced. Yet during visits to hospitals in India and other countries, Krista Donaldson often saw lifesaving phototherapy systems, used to treat infant … Continue reading
Signs of the Times — Our Doors Are Closed Until 2015
Originally posted on THL News Blog:
Yes, you read that correctly. The Taubman Health Sciences Library building closed last night at 11:45PM and will not re-open until 2015. Why???????????? This is part of the planned renovation of our building. But…
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For mothers-to-be, finding health care in a group
From the Fixes Blog at the New York Times: Recently in a nondescript conference room near Union Square in Manhattan, eight very pregnant women, husbands, boyfriends and a sister sat in a circle around a small patchwork quilt for two … Continue reading
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Tagged health behavior, health care quality, health disparities, utilization
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