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Medical research library
Research source directory
Find original papers, public reference material, university repositories, and research databases. Access depends on the individual source and record.
Literature, journals and trials8 sources
PubMed
National Library of Medicine
Find biomedical papers by topic, author, or journal. Use the PMID to match a record across sites.
Open sourcePubMed Central
National Library of Medicine
Read journal articles in the NLM archive. Each article lists its access and reuse terms.
Open sourceEurope PMC
EMBL-EBI and the Europe PMC funders
Search papers and linked records. Waddell's live publication search uses this index.
Open sourceClinicalTrials.gov
National Library of Medicine
Look up trial registration, outcomes, and any posted results by condition or trial ID.
Open sourceWHO ICTRP
World Health Organization
Search records submitted by participating trial registries around the world.
Open sourceJAMA Network
American Medical Association
Browse publisher RSS feeds by journal, medical specialty, or news topic.
Open sourceNew England Journal of Medicine
NEJM Group
Open the journal’s original feeds for articles and podcasts. Article access varies.
Open sourceSciELO
SciELO Network
Browse journal collections and research from participating countries, including across Latin America.
Open source
Libraries, books and historical collections6 sources
Library of Congress
Library of Congress
Look up medical books and historical works. Use Class R for medicine and RK for dentistry.
Open sourceNLM Catalog
National Library of Medicine
Find catalog records for medical books, journals, and other materials.
Open sourceNCBI Bookshelf
National Library of Medicine
Read biomedical textbooks, reports, and clinical reference works.
Open sourceHistory of Medicine Collections
National Library of Medicine
Browse historical prints, photographs, manuscripts, and other collection records.
Open sourceOpenStax
Rice University
Open illustrated textbooks for anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and allied health.
Open sourceOpen RN
Wisconsin Technical College System
Read textbooks on medical terminology, pharmacology, health alterations, and nursing.
Open source
University and hospital repositories15 sources
Harvard DASH
Harvard University · United States
Browse and download open Harvard research, including work in medicine and public health.
Open sourceStanford Digital Repository
Stanford University · United States
Find the Stanford Libraries catalog and digital collections for deposited research, theses, and data.
Open sourceJScholarship
Johns Hopkins University · United States
Use the Sheridan Libraries guide to find Hopkins articles, manuscripts, reports, and theses in the institutional repository.
Open sourceDeep Blue Repositories
University of Michigan · United States
Choose Deep Blue Documents for articles and dissertations or Deep Blue Data for research datasets.
Open sourceUCSF eScholarship
University of California, San Francisco · United States
Find the university’s eScholarship collection for deposited articles, dissertations, and other scholarship.
Open sourceUCL Discovery
University College London · United Kingdom
Browse UCL articles, theses, and other research by access status.
Open sourceOxford University Research Archive
University of Oxford · United Kingdom
Find Oxford research articles, theses, and datasets with access noted on each record.
Open sourceSydney thesis collections
University of Sydney · Australia
Find electronic and digitized theses through the university's library.
Open sourcePeking University Institutional Repository
Peking University · China
Browse research by discipline, including public health and preventive medicine.
Open sourceHong Kong University Dentistry Collection
University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong
Browse faculty research records from the university's dentistry collection.
Open sourceSechenov Medical Journal
Sechenov University · Russia
Browse the open-access journal's article records through DOAJ.
Open sourceSão Paulo digital research collections
University of São Paulo · Brazil
Browse the university's open books, thesis catalog, journals, and repository.
Open sourceTSpace
University of Toronto · Canada
Find research outputs deposited by the University of Toronto community.
Open sourceOpenUCT Health Sciences
University of Cape Town · South Africa
Open article, dissertation, and other research records from the health sciences faculty.
Open sourceScholarWorks
American University of Beirut · Lebanon
Browse publications and deposited research from the university.
Open source
Clinical and public health references10 sources
MedlinePlus
National Library of Medicine
Browse health topics by body system, condition, diagnosis, or therapy.
Open sourceWebMD Health A–Z
WebMD
Browse the original alphabetical health topics directory on the publisher’s site.
Open sourceNHS Conditions A to Z
National Health Service · United Kingdom
Browse conditions, symptoms, and tests through the original NHS directory.
Open sourceCleveland Clinic Health Library
Cleveland Clinic · United States
Browse resources on diseases, diagnostics, body systems, and treatments.
Open sourceMayo Clinic Diseases and Conditions
Mayo Clinic · United States
Use Mayo Clinic’s alphabetical index to find condition and disease pages.
Open sourceOral and Dental Health
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Browse oral health topics, including gum disease, tooth decay, and dental conditions.
Open sourcePDQ Cancer Information
National Cancer Institute
Find cancer information summaries, including versions for patients and health professionals.
Open sourceDietary Supplement Fact Sheets
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Find consumer and professional fact sheets where available.
Open sourceHerbs at a Glance
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Look up botanicals, evidence, side effects, and cautions.
Open sourceCochrane Library
Cochrane
Search Cochrane reviews and other evidence resources. Full-text access varies by record.
Open source
Medicines and drug discovery platforms8 sources
Open Targets Platform
Open Targets · EMBL-EBI
Inspect source evidence underlying associations between targets and diseases.
Open sourceChEMBL
EMBL-EBI
Look up reported bioactivity, assays, and compound records.
Open sourcePubChem
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Look up chemical identifiers and source-linked compound records.
Open sourceDailyMed
National Library of Medicine
Read the labeling submitted to FDA for drugs and other products in the database.
Open sourceDGIdb
Drug–Gene Interaction Database
Look up drug–gene interactions with pointers to contributing databases.
Open sourceDrug Repurposing Hub
Broad Institute
Explore an annotated collection of drugs and research compounds.
Open sourceBiomedical Data Translator
NIH NCATS
Read how the program connects biomedical data sources for hypothesis generation.
Open sourceApodexLab
ApodexLab
A platform listed for comparison. API access, pricing, and integration terms are unverified.
Open source
Indexed university and hospital publications15 collections
Massachusetts General Hospital
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionMayo Clinic
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionJohns Hopkins University
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity of Oxford
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity College London Hospitals
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity of Sydney
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity of Toronto
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity of Cape Town
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionUniversity of São Paulo
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionPeking Union Medical College
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionAmerican University of Beirut
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionAll India Institute of Medical Sciences
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionNational University of Singapore
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collectionKarolinska Institutet
Waddell library
Open publications indexed for this institution.
Open collection
News and journals by region
See regional publishers, indexed items, and original-language sources.
Worldwide · WHO and public health
London and United Kingdom
Sydney, Australia and New Zealand
University of Sydney health and medicineMedical Journal of Australia
China
Russia
Russian Journal of CardiologyTerapevticheskii Arkhiv in PubMed
South America, Central America and Caribbean
Canada
Canadian Medical Association JournalCanadian Institutes of Health Research
Africa
Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean
WHO Eastern Mediterranean RegionEastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Continental Europe
EurosurveillanceEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
South Asia
Indian Journal of Medical ResearchIndian Council of Medical Research
Japan, Korea and East Asia
Journal of Epidemiology on J-STAGEJournal of Korean Medical Science
Southeast Asia
United States