Research Guides: FYS Cancer, Covid, and Health: Fact and Fiction: Start Here

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Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? What is fact and fiction when it comes to human health and medicine? We will examine this question and more by using two example human diseases, cancer and the corona virus disease 19 (Covid-19). In today’s world, it has become increasingly difficult to discern what is true, and what is false, about how diseases work and how we effectively prevent or heal them. Together, we will explore the biological, environmental, social, economic, cultural, and other factors that impact individual and community health outcomes

Where to Find Scholarly Sources

The databases featured in this box are particularly useful for this class. You can learn more about databases on the Research Hub.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine This link opens in a new window
Health Source - Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window

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Books at Smith Library Center

Searching For Information in Our Library Catalog

Think about keywords related to medicine or health in general, or a specific issue, to start your search in the library's WorldCat catalog.

When you find a good item, open the Description section of the record to find more publications on the topic using the Subject Headings. Clicking on a Subject Heading will take you to a list of all the other books in the catalog that have been classified under that subject.