General Medicine

This website operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians provides general information on healthy living and various diseases and conditions affecting all age groups from infants to seniors.

DeafHealth.org has a variety of videos in American Sign Language as translations of information from the Center for Disease Control.  The videos include both explanations of diseases, tests, and procedures.

MedlinePlus provides information about diseases, conditions and wellness in easy-to-understand language and format. The web site also offers health topics in other languages, and a collection of Interactive Tutorials on a wide variety of health topics and medical procedures. MedlinePlus offers 24/7 free, reliable, up-to-date health information.

Merck provides comprehensive and understandable medical information to the general public. Information on medical conditions, drugs, tests and diagnostic procedures is offered in formats including  test descriptions and drawings to animations and videos. This is a for-profit resource.