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New Jersey Health Care Profiles
Find a physician, podiatrist, or optometrist from the NJ state webpage. Can search by practice, name, or license type.
New Jersey Top Dentists
From New Jersey Monthly, an annual list of the dentists in the state who are most often recommended by their peers. Can search by name, type of practice, and zip code.
New Jersey Top Doctors
From New Jersey Monthly, an annual list of the doctors in the state who are most often recommended by their peers. Can search by specialty, name, hospital privileges, and zip code.
New Jersey
Healthy NJ
From Rutgers, consumer health website focusing on NJ residents.
NJ Health
Extensive information on healthcare in NJ, including treatment centers, mental health, emergency resources, long-term care, insurance, etc.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Information on clinical trials, current research and patient care.
National
CDC.gov/flu
Current information on the flu, including current vaccines, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Healthfinder.gov
Links to health-related materials published by all federal agencies.
Health Information Translations
Basic health information in several languages.
Health News Review
Grades for health news reporting.
Lab Tests Online
Consumer information and reference data.
Medline Plus
From the National Institutes of Health. The best place to begin learning about diseases & medical conditions.
National Cancer Institute
The nation’s leader in cancer research. Includes information on various types of cancer, NCI initiatives, and research areas.
National Institutes of Health
Excellent for locating detailed health information written for both consumers and medical providers.
Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov
From the National Institutes of Health.
Clinical Trials Listing Service
From CenterWatch.
Cancer Trials
From the National Cancer Institute.
Consumer report cards
Search for Long Term Care Facilities
Inspections, called surveys, conducted to evaluate the fitness and adequacy of the nursing home, its equipment, staff, policies, procedures and finances.
Search for Quality Care in NJ Hospitals
Scorecards on individual hospitals, based on several quality measures.
Joint Commission Quality Check
From The Joint Commission, a national not-for-profit organization, with comprehensive listing of health care facilities.
Drugs
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
DailyMed
FDA approved labels (medication package inserts).
Drug Information Portal
From the National Library of Medicine.
Drugs, from the FDA
Approved drugs, consumer information, safety, and interaction information.
Medline Plus Drug Information
USPDI dosing, interactions, side effects, precautions.
MedWatch
Medical product safety information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Morris County Prescription Savings Program
Find help with the cost of medicine.
NJ Prescription Drug Price Registry
Physician’s Desk Reference
Dosing, interactions, precautions.
Rx4NJ
One stop for NJ prescription assistance programs.
RxList
Detailed drug descriptions, interactions and drug-specific discussion groups.
Health insurance
Best Health Plans
From US News & World Report. Includes articles and information on making the best choices for health insurance.
Healthcare.gov
Health insurance marketplace for Affordable Care Act plans available in NJ.
Medical research
Ask Your Atlantic Health System Medical Librarian
Free service from Atlantic Health Systems.
Health Services Research Projects in Progress
Information about ongoing health services research and public health projects.
PubMed
National Library of Medicine’s index to journal articles.