Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): MedlinePlus
General questions
- What is MedlinePlus?
- Can you give me some statistics on MedlinePlus?
- Can you tell me how to cite MedlinePlus pages?
- How often is MedlinePlus updated?
- Is the material on MedlinePlus copyrighted?
- What is the difference between MedlinePlus and MEDLINE/PubMed?
Using MedlinePlus
- How do I find information about my disease or condition?
- I'm not sure how to spell the name of my disease/medical condition. How do I find it in MedlinePlus?
How we select information
- How can I locate materials on MedlinePlus that are easy to read and what is their reading level?
- How do Web sites get listed in MedlinePlus?
- I saw a news article on MedlinePlus but now I can't find it. What happened to it?
Technical questions
- Is there a mobile version of MedlinePlus?
- What's the difference between MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus Connect?
- Can I download a tutorial to use on my computer?
- Do I need permission to link to MedlinePlus from my Web site?
- Do you have a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) service for MedlinePlus?
- How is the What's New on MedlinePlus page and RSS feed different from the email updates?
- I'd like to link to MedlinePlus, but only if I can frame it. Why don't you allow this?
- How does the search cloud work?
- Which viewers and players are used on MedlinePlus?