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Welcome to the MERLOT Health Sciences Portal, an educational resource for health professionals. You are invited to join MERLOT―it's free―and contribute to this growing community of health professionals, health professional educators, and students by using the learning materials, submitting your own modules and assignments for evaluation, and learning ideas to help you learn as well as teach in a variety of settings.
If you have any questions, contact the Editor of the Health Sciences Editorial Board,
Liza Mayeux at healthsciences@merlot.org.
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This overview and information is for health care professionals and students to understand and value the upcoming technology and medical advances related to genomics. It can be used in the classroom as a Powerpoint Presentation or assigned to students or health care staff for self-study.
New Materials
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N95 Masks' Efficiency Can Be Restored With Electricity: Smart Masks May Follow
IEEE Spectrum Recharging N95 masks restores filtering ability to like-new levels for reuse—and opens the door for...
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Jim Allison: Breakthrough (film) and Educator Toolkit
Educators can use the toolkit as a whole or borrow pieces to meet their unique learning objectives and circumstances. You...
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Online Resources for Science Laboratories (POD) - Remote Teaching
Online Resources for Science Laboratories (POD) - Remote Teaching. This is a live document. For many subjects and...
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Open Scholarship Knowledge Base
The Open Scholarship Knowledge Base contains resources created, curated, and contributed by the Open Scholarship...
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Transitions to Professional Nursing Practice
This text provides a pivotal learning experience for students transitioning from an associ- ate degree education to a...
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Open at the Margins: Critical Perspectives on Open Education
Open At The Margins: Critical Perspectives on Open Education is a pertinent book on Open Education, "containing 38...
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Major Histocompatibility Complex MHC Protein Structure and Function
Video Tutorial with Quiz & open-ended questions: Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecular structure and how it...
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Exercise Science 335: Kinesiology & Biomechanics
The OER content in this course shell consists of readings, labs, and homework assignments for a 300-level Kinesiology &...
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Impact of Doulas on Healthy Birth Outcomes
Birth outcomes of two groups of socially disadvantaged mothers at risk for adverse birth outcomes, one receiving prebirth...
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Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Student Resources
This website is beneficial to those interested in Labor and Delivery, postpartum, antepartum nursing. Student nurses can...
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Factile | #1 Jeopardy Review Game | Pediatric Nursing
The #1 Jeopardy-style classroom review game now supports remote learning online. It’s Free, Easy and Loads of fun! Create...
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Preeclampsia and Eclampsia
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia - handy infographic.
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Acute Otitis Media (Causes, Pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, treatment and complications)
Visual explanation for Acute Otitis Media infection.
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RNpedia - Drugs for Pharmacology
Comprehensive and detailed drug studies of the most commonly use drugs in clinical nursing. Make sure to study these...
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COVID-19 Response Webinar Series
Link to all past and upcoming webinars regarding COVID-19 responses.
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NCLEX Review and Nursing Test Prep
Need to pass the NCLEX? Kaplan Nursing is your source for NCLEX review courses, NCLEX practice tests, and much more....
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Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients during this COVID-19 Pandemic - On Demand
Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients during this COVID-19 Pandemic - On Demand...
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Case Studies in Cardiac Dysfunction After Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) often present with more than just neurological compromise. A...
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The Impact of Informatics on Nursing Education: A Review of the Literature
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing | On the basis of a study by the Institute of Medicine, the current health...
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Nursing Mnemonics and Tips
Helpful nursing mnemonics and tips to get you through nursing school! Check out these collection of the best memory aids...
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Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
Containing over 50 titles The Made Incredibly Easy, Made Incredibly Quick! and Made Incredibly Visual! books help you...
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Teaching and Learning in Nursing | Vol 15, Issue 4, In progress (October 2020) | ScienceDirect.com
Associate degree of nursing learning journal
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Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care:... : Nursing Education Perspectives
Teaching cultural competence in a hospital setting.
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Drugs.com | Prescription Drug Information, Interactions & Side Effects
Prescription drug information and news for professionals and consumers. Search our drug database for comprehensive...
New Members
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Suzanne SoltysikSaint Bonaventure University -
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Health Sciences on the Web
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Gillings School of Public Health hosts seminar on striving for equity in health care
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NIH Official Departs After Anonymous Posts Attacking Public Health Leaders
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Regis Center for Counseling and Family Therapy
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County COVID-19 database could help public health officials identify clusters
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Senate Majority Leader Takubo, a physician, says he has mild covid case
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Amanda Evans-Freet Presents Virtual Art Therapy for Adams County
Sep 21, 2020 02:15 PM PDT
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COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Are Spreading Rapidly—and They're a Public Health Risk All Their ...
Sep 21, 2020 02:00 PM PDT
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Myra F. Levick, psychologist who helped establish the field of art therapy, dies at 96
Sep 21, 2020 01:37 PM PDT
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Louisville, Kentucky, has finally banned conversion therapy, but the practice is still legal in over half ...
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What is pelvic floor therapy and how can it help me?
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The Heightened Role of Respiratory Therapy Amid COVID-19
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Potential SRT for Neuronopathic Gaucher Shows Efficacy in Early Study
Sep 21, 2020 10:26 AM PDT
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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to 'Off-the-shelf' CAR T-cell Therapy
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Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus and testing ...
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Plumas Public Health announces 50th confirmed case
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Global Protein Therapeutics Market (2020 to 2025) - by Component, Therapy Area, Function ...
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