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HSL is pleased to announce the addition of two new resources to our digital collection: The Medical Letter and STAT Plus!

The Medical Letter

a peer-reviewed biweekly medical journal providing evaluations of pharmaceutical drugs. The online platform includes access to the Drugs of Choice Handbooks, comparison charts, and CME.

An introduction to the resource is available here.

STAT Plus

Subscription-based journalism service by STAT that provides in-depth reporting and analysis on biotech, pharma, life sciences, health tech, policy, and the healthcare industry. Includes access to all STAT news content plus subscriber-only newsletters, email alerts, and premium tools.

Access to STAT Plus requires an @virginia.edu OR @uvahealth.org email address to create an account; accounts are available to UVA faculty, staff, and students.

To access for the first time, proceed to https://proxy1.library.virginia.edu/login?url=http://www.statnews.com/register

Fill out the form with your UVA email address, a password of your choice, and your industry (dropdown menu).

An introduction to the resource is available here.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Lewis Savarese, Electronic Resources Librarian, at LMS9QW@virginia.edu

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New Resources at HSL: The Medical Letter and STAT Plus

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