At Henry Ford, we believe an informed patient is a patient on the road to recovery. That's why we provide thousands of pages of detailed information on diseases and conditions.
We've tried to categorize all the content to help you find what you need. And as always, you can just search if you want.
The Health Encyclopedia provides the most comprehensive, patient-friendly health information available on the internet. More than 11,000 pages of content detail diseases, symptoms, medical tests, injuries and other common health and medical questions. Information categories include:
Our surgeries and procedures library provides a series of more than 140 presentations on common surgeries, tests and procedures with more than 600 illustrations. This section features full-color medical illustrations, labels and other visual explanations. Specialties include:
Ear, Nose and Throat
Emergency care
Gastrointestinal
General Medicine
Hematology
Neurology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eye Care
Orthopaedic
Plastic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Urologic Surgery
Our Care Guides are a step-by step explanation of many common medical conditions, including:
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Allergy
Asthma
Type 1 Diabetes
Our In-Depth Patient Reports provide comprehensive information on more than 100 medical conditions from acute lymphocytic leukemia to weight control and diet.
Our Wellness Tools are valuable for people who want some tools to help them manage and track their way to a healthier lifestyle. Here you’ll find:
Body Mass Index Calculator
Calorie Burner Calculator
Target Heart Rate Calculator
Ideal Body Weight
Nutritional Needs Calculator
Waist to Hip Calculator
Our own Henry Ford Medical Group doctors have written content on diseases and conditions in order to provide patients with the information they need.
Our Medicine in Motion gives you hundreds of animations of what happens inside your body during different procedures. If you want to see what happens, Medicine in Motion is your pick.
Our Body Guide is a great graphical representation of the human body. You’ll learn a lot and be amazed at what you see.
For those interested in pregnancy and what happens to a woman and her child, you’ll want to check out the Pregnancy Health Center.
Learn About Your Medications
Our drug database contains easy-to-read information about your medications. They are written without complicated language and include information on how to take your medication, what to avoid while taking your medication, what the side effects are and U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended sections.
Check Your Drug Interactions In this database, you can check current or future drug regimens for potential interactions with other drugs and some food and herbal supplements.
are written without complicated language and include information on how to take your medication, what to avoid while taking your medication, what the side effects are and U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended sections.
