First, go to the DML website, dml.georgetown.edu, and select PubMed MEDLINE. Select Sign in to NCBI to begin the process of saving a search and creating an alert. Search for a topic, and underneath the search box, you should see an option for "Create Alert".
Select Create Alert to view an image similar to the one on the right. Follow the NCBI instructions to create an alert:
PubMed is comprised of millions of citations for the biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Also provides access to other National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) services for biomedical and genomic information. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for foreground questions.
Citations and abstracts to the biomedical literature, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Added functionality available with personal account. Good for foreground questions.