Stephen J. Greenberg, will speak at 2 PM ET on April 6 in the NLM Lister Hill Auditorium on “The Frances Dupuy Fletcher Photo Album”
Category: Prints & Photographs
Images illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine.
Faye Glenn Abdellah: Nurse, Officer, Educator
By Douglas Atkins In honor of Women’s History Month, Circulating Now pays tribute today, to Rear Admiral and Nurse, Dr. Faye Glenn Abdellah, Ed.D., LL.D.,
Cough Killer’s Secret Ingredient
Patent medicines were in fact rarely patented. In the 19th century, the term came to refer to the unregulated commercial remedies that were available to consumers without a prescription.
Don’t be SAD: A Very Brief History of Light Therapy
By Michael Sappol As December 21, the shortest day of the year approaches, when the gray and dark is at its height and golden sunshine
A Nurse’s Scrapbook from The Great War
By Stephen J. Greenberg Anniversaries can be funny things. As we observe (“celebrate” somehow seems wrong in the context) the 100th anniversary of the First
Trade Cards in The Fight Against AIDS
By Ginny A. Roth ~ World AIDS Day is an international observance held on December 1st each year and an opportunity for people
The Punitive Expedition, 1916
By Stephen J. Greenberg The political situation in Mexico, always a matter of great concern to the United States, was particularly volatile in late 1915
Autumn Highlights
By Ginny A. Roth The autumnal equinox has come and gone, and what lies ahead of us are cooler temperatures, falling leaves, and the beginning
Color Me Healthy
By Ginny A. Roth More than just a tool to keep children occupied, coloring books provide an entertaining, friendly, and interactive medium that can simplify
America’s National Parks: Preserved for Public Health
For many people today, the outdoors’ tranquility and expansiveness serves as a tonic to calm nerves and revive energy.