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NLM Collections Tour: Matters of the Heart
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about the heart.
What History Reveals: Slavery and the Development of U.S. Gynecology
An interview with Deirdre Cooper Owens, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on Dr. James Marion Sims and the history of American medicine and slavery.
A Pocket Full of Soup
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ January is National Soup Month, and for obvious reasons. This is the middle of winter for those of us in
Narratives of Pandemics Past: Archival Approaches to Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic
An interview with Alexandre White, PhD on his NLM History Talk and his research on historical perspectives on the COVID-19 global health crisis.
The National Commission on AIDS, 1989–1993
By Susan L. Speaker ~ The National Library of Medicine recently launched a new Profiles in Science site! Unlike most of our earlier Profiles, which
A New Year’s Day in the Life
A new year can be a turning point, a start of something new, a break from routine, a celebration. The historical collections of the National
Telling the National Cancer Story: Nearly 50 Years of the SEER Program
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971. Its passage created programs like the Surveillance, Epidemiology,
Wartime Incarceration of Deaf Japanese Americans
Circulating Now welcomes Selena Moon, MA, a public historian researching Japanese American mixed race history, military history, and disability history. Today she joins us to
NLM Collections Tour: HIV/AIDS
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. To commemorate the 40 years that the US has been responding to the crisis, this post features materials related to HIV/AIDS.