healthcare-mcp-public

Overview

The Healthcare MCP Server is a specialized Node.js implementation that bridges AI assistants with comprehensive healthcare resources. It provides tools for searching FDA drug information, PubMed medical literature, clinical trials, ICD-10 medical codes, and more. The server features efficient caching, connection pooling, and robust error handling while supporting both stdio and HTTP/SSE interfaces for flexible integration. It draws from authoritative sources including openFDA APIs, PubMed E-utilities, and ClinicalTrials.gov.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 6 things you can ask your AI assistant:

• fda_drug_lookupfda_drug_lookup(drug_name, search_type = "general")

  Search and retrieve comprehensive drug information from the FDA database

  Try:What can you tell me about aspirin?Try:Find information about adverse events for paracetamol
• pubmed_searchpubmed_search(query, max_results = 5, date_range = "")

  Search medical literature from PubMed's database of scientific articles

  Try:Find recent research on diabetes treatmentTry:Search for articles about COVID-19 vaccines published in the last 3 years
• health_topicshealth_topics(topic, language = "en")

  Access evidence-based health information from Health.gov

  Try:What are the risk factors for heart disease?Try:Find information about asthma in Spanish
• clinical_trials_searchclinical_trials_search(condition, status = "recruiting", max_results = 10)

  Search for ongoing and completed clinical trials

  Try:Show me recruiting clinical trials for breast cancerTry:Find completed trials for Alzheimer's disease
• lookup_icd_codelookup_icd_code(code = null, description = null, max_results = 10)

  Look up ICD-10 codes and medical terminology definitions

  Try:What does ICD code E11 mean?Try:Find ICD codes for type 2 diabetes
• medrxiv_searchmedrxiv_search(query, max_results = 10)

  Search for pre-print articles on medRxiv

  Try:Find pre-prints about mRNA vaccine technologyTry:Search medRxiv for articles on long COVID
• calculate_bmicalculate_bmi(height_meters, weight_kg)

  Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) based on height and weight

  Try:What is my BMI if I'm 1.75m tall and weigh 70kg?Try:Calculate BMI for someone 1.8m tall and 85kg
• ncbi_bookshelf_searchncbi_bookshelf_search(query, max_results = 10)

  Search the NCBI Bookshelf for biomedical books and documents

  Try:Find information about human anatomy in the NCBI BookshelfTry:Search for documents about microbiology
• extract_dicom_metadataextract_dicom_metadata(file_path)

  Extract metadata from a DICOM medical imaging file

  Try:Extract metadata from this DICOM file: /path/to/image.dcmTry:What information is stored in this medical scan file?

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Installation

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public --client claude

npm install healthcare-mcp
npx healthcare-mcp

git clone https://github.com/Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public.git
cd healthcare-mcp-public/server
npm install
npm start

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "healthcare": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["healthcare-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What healthcare data sources does this server provide access to?

The server provides access to FDA drug information, PubMed medical literature, Health.gov health topics, ClinicalTrials.gov, NCBI Bookshelf, medRxiv pre-prints, ICD-10 medical terminology, and medical calculators.

How do I test the tools after installation?

You can test individual tools using built-in test scripts: `npm run test:fda`, `npm run test:pubmed`, `npm run test:health`, etc., or run all tests with `npm test`.

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