![]() ![]() Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: if it's dot-edu, then it's coming from a school. Host Amber Smith: Now, what else can you tell us about URLs (website addresses)? Because a dot-gov is one, but there's dot-edu, there's dot-org, there's dot-com. There aren't any commercial interests involved in the production of that. Anything with the dot-gov address, you know that you're getting it through the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, and it's going to be verified and credible. gov), and so one of the wonderful cues that you can get from some of those web addresses is who's producing them. Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: It is a "dot-gov" (written as. Host Amber Smith: So, MedlinePlus, and that's a government website, essentially. So they're really finding some of the best of the best. Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: They're not creating their own independent content. And the really neat thing about them is that they link to other professional organizations. Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: It is free it is accessible. It's got a lot of wonderful, verified sources, and it's really easy to use. It comes from the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: One of my favorite places to have people start is MedlinePlus. ![]() Once you get, and you're looking at, that search-engine box, there is a lot of results, and it can be really overwhelming. So, just congratulate yourself on wanting to go and look in the first place. Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: I want all of our listeners to know that going and looking online is only going to help them have a more robust conversation with their health care team. Librarian Olivia Tsistinas: Well, the first thing that you're doing right, is going and taking a look to see what's out there. Host Amber Smith: Now, I know it can be intimidating for someone who has maybe a new diagnosis or a new condition to go online and try to find information about it, especially if this person is not used to doing research. She's an associate librarian at the Health Sciences Library at Upstate. ![]() This is "HealthLink on Air." Where can a person find reliable health information online? With me today to help answer this question is Olivia Tsistinas. Host Amber Smith: From Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, I'm Amber Smith. ![]()
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