Key Databases
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- Pink Sheet This link opens in a new windowNews and analysis of the biopharmaceutical industry, updated daily. For access, please click 'Sign In' and use your Northeastern email and password.
- PubMed (NU customized) This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive source of journal literature in the life sciences and biomedicine from the National Library of Medicine. Includes selected full text from PubMed Central, and NCBI Bookshelf. PubMed is a free web resource, however this version contains links to Northeastern-subscribed journals that require a login.
- MEDLINE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowMedline is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's database of articles in medicine, with indexing and abstracts for the most important peer-reviewed biomedical and health sciences research journals. Links to full text.
- Embase (Elsevier) This link opens in a new windowAn up-to-date biomedical research database covering the most important international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day. Structured and natural language searching.
- BioMed Central This link opens in a new windowAn independent online publishing house; provides immediate free access to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research. Northeastern's membership reduces article-processing charges for Northeastern-affiliated authors who publish with BMC journals.
- International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowCitations and abstracts to worldwide pharmaceutical literature, over 750 health journals, major pharmacy meetings, and all U.S. state pharmacy journals. Links to full text. This database is limited to 8 simultaneous users.
- medRxivmedRxiv is a free onlline archive of complete but unpublished manuscripts in the medical, clinical and related health sciences. med Rxiv facilitates early dissemination of new findings by allowing researchers to share manuscripts before they are peer-reviewed and published in academic journals. Hosted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Yale University.
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- Stat+ (Boston Globe Publishing) This link opens in a new windowNews about the biotech, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, and public policy issues and analysis related to the life sciences and health. US focus, but global in scope. Access requires additional registration on the STAT+ site with a Northeastern email address.
COVID Key Websites
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Associations
- Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation"A nonprofit organization founded in 1967, is a unique alliance of nearly 6,000 members from around the world united by one mission — to increase the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation through effective standards and educational programs, and publications."
Podcasts
- FDA Drug Safety PodcastsThe FDA Drug Safety Podcasts are produced by FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). They provide emerging safety information about drugs in conjunction with the release of Public Health Advisories and other drug safety issues.
- Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society Podcast SeriesAudio interviews with leading professionals in the regulatory community on important topics affecting health care products, regulation or the regulatory profession.