Medicine and Health

Medicine

The art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.

Public Health

The branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.

Medicine and health are interdisciplinary. See especially: Biology, Ecology and Life Sciences, Global Health, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Psychology, Statistics and Probability, History and Philosophy of Science, Leisure Reading—Science and Technology

Related topics include: Your Scholarly Identity (ORCID), Research Data Services, Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing at Notre Dame.

Two readable medical journals are JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) and the New England Journal of Medicine.

• eLS (Encyclopedia of Life Sciences)
  Contains over 5,000 specially commissioned, peer-reviewed and citable articles written by leaders in the field. It offers comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the life sciences.
   
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 6th ed.
  Provides health and medical information on approximately 2,000 topics, including health issues of global importance. Entries do not use technical jargon, making them easier to understand. Related entries and resource lists give readers suggestions for further research, and organizations listed can provide additional assistance.

Careers in medicine and health are discussed in depth in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. See these groups: Healthcare Occupations; Community and Social Service Occupations; and Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations.