Zika Genome Sequences Available from NCBI
And now Zika. Dengue, Ebola, West Nile, MERS coronavirus, and influenza viruses each have their own resource for virus data retrieval at NLM’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Data scientists at NCBI are working 24/7 to make information about Zika as accessible and searchable as possible—as quickly as possible. They know that making bioinformatics… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - March 17, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Products Source Type: blogs
Imagine There’s No Problem Identifying That Prescription Pill: New NLM Challenge
What if you could take a photo of an unknown pill and find out what it is? The National Library of Medicine’s Pill Image Recognition Challenge seeks to make that possible. Unidentified and misidentified prescription pills present problems for patients, family members, health professionals, and law enforcement. Nine out of 10 citizens over age 65… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - March 14, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Research & Development Source Type: blogs
Rapid Response: West Virginia 2014 Elk River Spill
When NLM toxicologist Dr. Bert Hakkinen of NLM landed at Dulles Airport on Thursday, January 9, 2014, after a long vacation, he expected to go home and relax. But an email from an HHS colleague changed his plans. Just 350 miles away, something was wrong with the water. Calling on staff at a library might… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - March 9, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Featured Articles Elk River Source Type: blogs
Rapid Response: West Virginia Elk River 2014 Spill
When NLM toxicologist Dr. Bert Hakkinen of NLM landed at Dulles Airport on Thursday, January 9, 2014, after a long vacation, he expected to go home and relax. But an email from an HHS colleague changed his plans. Just 350 miles away, something was wrong with the water. Calling on staff at a library might… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - March 9, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Featured Articles Elk River Source Type: blogs
HHS Technology Officer Tells NLM Board of Regents How IDEA Lab Is Improving Health Care
During its February meeting, NLM’s Board of Regents, senior staff, and other leaders from NIH heard from Susannah Fox, chief technology officer of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), about the innovative work under way at the HHS IDEA Lab and her efforts to make data, health information, and tools more available. “When… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - March 8, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Advisory Bodies Source Type: blogs
NLM Welcomes New Board Members
The National Library of Medicine Board of Regents’ new members: Alessandro Acquisti, PhD, professor of information systems and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College and member of Carnegie Mellon CyLab. His research focuses on the economics of privacy. Daniel Masys, MD, affiliate professor of biomedical and health informatics at the University of Washington… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - March 1, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Advisory Bodies Source Type: blogs
SIS Social Scientist Co-edits New Book on Providing Health Information to Consumers
Alla Keselman, PhD, a senior social science analyst in NLM’s Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS), has recently co-edited Meeting Health Information Needs Outside of Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges, a book on a topic quite central to NLM’s mission: the many ways in which consumers seek, find, and process health information. The book’s 14 chapters,… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - February 22, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Publications Source Type: blogs
Portrait Unveiled of Former NLM Director Lindberg
On February 10, the National Library of Medicine was the scene of a special unveiling ceremony for a portrait of former NLM Director Dr. Donald Lindberg and his wife, Mary. Dr. Lindberg retired in 2015 after over 30 years of service as NLM Director. During his tenure, the Lindbergs were a much-admired team, always closely involved with the… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - February 12, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: People Source Type: blogs
A Disney Star’s Health Struggle Raises Awareness of NLM and NIH
Health is a very private matter, but when a celebrity decides to share a health journey, it can create new ways of understanding a disease. Benjamin King, an actor on the Disney Channel show “Liv and Maddie,” wanted to do just that, and the free, consumer-friendly NIH MedlinePlus magazine, which highlights research supported by the… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - February 8, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Publications Source Type: blogs
