Course References / Resources

Our Commitment to Evidence-Based Medicine

At Pathora, we are dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based medical education that is both accurate and legally compliant. Our content is built upon public domain resources, open-access medical literature, and internationally recognized clinical guidelines. This ensures that our lectures, educational materials, and decision-support tools are rooted in the latest scientific knowledge while remaining accessible to medical professionals.

We believe that medical education should be transparent, verifiable, and aligned with best practices. To maintain the highest standards, we source our content from government agencies, peer-reviewed journals, professional societies, and public-access medical textbooks. Below, we outline the key references that form the foundation of Pathora’s educational platform

1. Official Clinical Guidelines (Publicly Available)

Pathora follows the latest evidence-based guidelines from leading health organizations and medical societies that publish freely accessible recommendations for clinical practice. These guidelines are regularly updated based on the latest clinical trials and systematic reviews, ensuring that Pathora users always have access to current best practices.

International & U.S. Health Agencies (Public Domain)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – www.cdc.gov

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) – www.nih.gov

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) – www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org

• World Health Organization (WHO) – www.who.int

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – www.fda.gov

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines – www.nccn.org

  Specialty-Specific Guidelines

• American Diabetes Association (ADA) Guidelines – diabetesjournals.org/care

• American Heart Association (AHA) / American College of Cardiology (ACC) – www.ahajournals.org

• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) – goldcopd.org

• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) – ginasthma.org

• Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) – kdigo.org

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) – idsociety.org

2. Open-Access Medical Literature & Peer-Reviewed Research

We incorporate the latest scientific evidence from open-access medical journals and databases, allowing us to synthesize high-quality research into concise, clinically relevant lessons. By relying on freely available research, Pathora ensures that medical professionals can verify our sources and explore additional literature independently.

• PubMed Central (PMC) (NIH’s Open-Access Journal Repository) – www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc

• PLOS Medicine (Public Library of Science) – journals.plos.org/plosmedicine

• BMC Medicine (BioMed Central Open-Access Series) – bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com

• JACC: Open Access (American College of Cardiology) – www.jacc.org

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) – www.doaj.org

3. Open-Access Medical Textbooks & Educational Resources

We use public domain textbooks and freely available educational materials to supplement Pathora’s lectures. These resources allow Pathora to deliver evidence-based content without relying on proprietary textbooks or pay-walled material

Medical Textbooks (Public Domain & Open-Access)

• NCBI Bookshelf (Full-Text Medical Books from NIH) – www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books

• Merck Manual (Professional Version) – www.merckmanuals.com

• Older Editions of Gray’s Anatomy (Public Domain)

• Principles and Practice of Medicine (Sir William Osler, Public Domain)

  Medical Education Resources

• Radiopaedia (Open-Access Radiology Cases & Teaching Files) – radiopaedia.org

• WikEM (Emergency Medicine) – wikem.org

4. Government & Public Health Data (For AI & Clinical Decision Support)

Pathora integrates publicly available healthcare data from government and research institutions to enhance AI-driven clinical insights. By leveraging real-world epidemiological and clinical data, Pathora enhances predictive analytics, guideline compliance, and medical decision-making.

• CDC Wonder (Public Health Data System) – wonder.cdc.gov

• NIH Open Data Portal – data.nih.gov

• World Health Organization (WHO) Open Data – www.who.int/data

• FDA Open Data – open.fda.gov

5. AI & Machine Learning in Medicine (Public Domain Resources for AI Development)

Pathora incorporates open-access AI datasets to improve clinical decision support tools. These datasets allow responsible AI development in clinical education, predictive analytics, and workflow optimization.

• PhysioNet (Medical AI & Biosignal Research) – physionet.org

• MIMIC Database (Critical Care AI Dataset, MIT) – mimic.mit.edu

• Google Dataset Search (Medical Open Datasets) – datasetsearch.research.google.com

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Pathora is committed to transparency & compliance. By adhering to evidence-based medicine and ethical content sourcing, Pathora ensures that physicians receive high-quality, clinically relevant education that is always up to date.

• Pathora does not use proprietary textbooks, paywalled journal content, or copyrighted materials without proper licensing.

• All references are publicly available, open-access, or public domain.

• Citations are provided where applicable for verification.

• Medical professionals can cross-reference guidelines and research.

If you have any questions about specific references or content accuracy, feel free to contact us or explore our source list to verify the data for yourself.