About MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is the US National Library of Medicine’s free health information service, offering articles on conditions, medicines, tests and wellness in plain language. Readers can approach the material through a focused topic or a broader interest in the subject. The range of formats connects individual explanations with further exploration, giving learning a place in both organised study and everyday curiosity.
Conditions, Medicines and Tests
MedlinePlus provides information about health conditions, medicines and medical tests. Its range connects individual questions about a topic with a wider health information collection, giving readers a place to explore terminology and general explanations.
Plain-Language Health Reading
Plain-language articles bring technical subjects into an accessible reading format. The service connects information about health and wellness with explanations intended for a general audience, making the presentation of concepts central to its educational approach.
Public Health Knowledge
The free service serves people interested in learning about health topics through a public information resource. Its combination of condition information, medicine material and wellness reading connects focused discovery with broader exploration of the subjects covered by the library. The resource brings subject information into a setting for public discovery. Students and curious audiences can use its material to encounter new concepts, develop questions and explore the vocabulary associated with an area of knowledge.