Chester County Hospital provides these links as a service to visitors of this website. The information provided on this webpage is solely for informational purposes. It should not be relied on or used in placement of a physician's medical advice or assessment. Always consult with your physician in matters of your personal health.
UpToDate for Patients:
UpToDate is an online medical information resource where patients can go to learn about a medical condition, better understand management and treatment options, and find information to have a better dialogue with their health care providers. UpToDate provides in-depth, authoritative medical information, including recommendations based on the latest published evidence. Patients can view hundreds of free patient-level topics or subscribe to gain access to thousands of physician-level topics. UpToDate is the trusted resource of physicians around the world and it is used by the majority of academic medical centers in the U.S. Visit them at www.uptodate.com/patients.
Medline Plus:
MedLine Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.