Explore a new addition to Medicine on Screen: Films and Essays from NLM, a curated, freely-accessible portal presenting digitized historical titles from the Library’s world-renowned audiovisuals collection.
Category: Films & Videos
Films and video recordings documenting the history of medicine.
Robin, Peter, and Darryl: Three to the Hospital, 1969
By Trey Bunn ~ I recently spent some time with a film called Robin, Peter, and Darryl: Three to the Hospital. This 1969 documentary, directed
NLM Collections Tour: Aging
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about aging.
Filariasis in British Guiana, 1963
By Michael Sappol ~ Originally published on Medicine on Screen: Films and Essays from NLM. Filariasis, a parasitic disease typically found in tropical areas, is
Challenge: Science Against Cancer, 1950
Read a new essay on the history of public education film making by David Cantor now available on Medicine on Screen.
NLM Collections Tour: Nutrition
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about nutrition.
Historical Films on Population Health and Family Planning
By Sarah Eilers ~ The National Library of Medicine has a rich new set of digital resources for researchers interested in the history of global
Adolf Nichtenhauser: Documenting the History of Movies and Medicine
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger David Cantor to discuss a newly digitized collection of materials related to medicine and film compiled by Adolf Nichtenhauser (1903–1953).
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.
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.