MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians and Health Educators

Additional Features


MedlinePlus en Español


Much of MedlinePlus is available in Spanish including many of the Health Topics, Drugs database, Herbs and Supplements, Genetics, Medical Tests, and Medical Encyclopedia. You can toggle between the English and Spanish pages. To go to MedlinePlus en Español, select the orange Español link at the top of the page.

What differences do you see?

MedlinePlus homepage in English

MedlinePlus Homepage - English


MedlinePlus homepage in Spanish

MedlinePlus Homepage - Spanish



The Spanish site is a mirror of the English site as far as layout and much of the content. Notice that the orange Español link has changed to a green English link. Click on the English link to return to the English version of the home page.

Health Topic Page

When exploring the English version of MedlinePlus, for those pages that are available in Spanish, you will see the Español link at the top of the page.

Notice the English and Spanish versions of the health topic Asbestos.

Health Topic page for Asbestos in English

Asbestos Health Topic Page - English


Health topic page for Asbestos in Spanish

Asbestos Health Topic Page - Spanish