By Susan L. Speaker ~ The newspaper headlines on November 11, 1918 were exultant: after more than four long years, the Great War was over!
By Ginny A. Roth ~ “Who comes to disturb me at night?!” says the black cat from the roof of the house. How ominous. But
By Ashley Bowen ~ For researchers interested in the administration of British hospitals in the late 19th and early 20th century, The Hospital is a
By Susan L. Speaker ~ After the United States entered the World War in April 1917, Dr. Wilbur Sawyer, a 37-year-old public health administrator with
By Laura Hartman ~ Zodiac Man. Critical Days. Secrets of women. Chiromancy. Plague. Poisons. Aristotle. Hippocrates. You can explore these topics and many more common
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Dawn Hunter, Associate Professor, School of Visual Art and Design, University of South Carolina and Fulbright España Senior Research Fellow
By Susan L. Speaker and Christie Moffatt ~ In October 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the current opioid epidemic a
National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present
By Emma Carter ~ “Where do babies come from?” Children have been asking this question for as long as humankind has populated the Earth, and
David S. Jones, MD, PhD will give the annual James H. Cassedy Memorial Lecture on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 2 P.M. EST at the
By Divyansh Agarwal ~ A seemingly typical Sunday evening in Louisiana, September 8, 1935, was about to become extraordinary. The House of Representatives had organized
By Ashley Bowen ~ While doing some research ahead of the 50th anniversary of the rubella vaccine in June 2019, I came across an image
By Susan L. Speaker ~ August, as every gardener knows, is tomato time. Suddenly all the plants are full of ripe fruit (yes, tomatoes are
By Ashley Bowen ~ Alfred Binet’s intelligence tests, originally developed in 1905 for the French public school system, took America by storm. The test promised
In this Revealing Data series we explore data in historical medical collections, and how preserving this data helps to ensure that generations of researchers can
By Aliya Rahman ~ August is back-to-school month. While many of us are booking last-minute vacations or scrambling to purchase tickets to that almost-sold-out concert,
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Katherine Akey. Ms. Akey is Adjunct Professor of Photography in the Corcoran School of the Arts at the George Washington
By Sarah Eilers ~ A host emerges from the shadows of a video production set. In measured tones, he introduces the viewer to a series
The National Library of Medicine announces new public access to more than 1,600 materials selected and digitized from the Leonidas H. Berry Papers, 1907–1982 manuscript
The National Library of Medicine announces new public access to more than 1,600 materials selected and digitized from the Leonidas H. Berry Papers, 1907–1982 manuscript
The National Library of Medicine announces new public access to more than 1,600 materials selected and digitized from the Leonidas H. Berry Papers, 1907–1982 manuscript
The National Library of Medicine announces new public access to more than 1,600 materials selected and digitized from the Leonidas H. Berry Papers, 1907–1982 manuscript
By Michael Sappol and Eva Åhrén ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Once upon a time, before originality was
Free things like air, Vital things like blood, Living things like ideas… Circulate. With this introduction, we launched Circulating Now five years ago this week.
Putting together a summer reading list? Images of America: U.S. National Library of Medicine, published a year ago this week in the popular series by Arcadia
National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Sanders Marble, PhD. Dr. Marble is Senior Historian in the U.S. Army Office of Medical History and a 2018 NLM
By Liping Bu ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis carried a social stigma for both the individual and
By Ashley Bowen ~ Ilfracombe, a seaside town in southwest England, in the early summer… Is the most inviting, when the orchards are pink with
National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitions are hosted throughout the United States and across the world. The host libraries, museums, and organizations plan and present
