By Erika Mills ~ People continually create and recreate history, adjusting their focus to find answers to ever-changing questions. Over the past 200 years, physicians,
Category: Exhibitions
Posts highlighting the products, services, and activities of the NLM’s Exhibition Program.
NLM Collections Tour: Health at Home
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring materials intended to help people learn about and manage their own health.
Follow NLM Collections Now on Instagram
By Krista Stracka ~ The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce that we have joined Instagram! Follow @nlm_collections to see highlights from our
Fifty Years Ago: The Darkening Day
By Erika Mills ~ In 1970, the National Library of Medicine featured an exhibition about pollution called The Darkening Day. The modern environmental movement had
June 5, 1981—The First Report of AIDS in the U.S.
By Erika Mills ~ In the June 5, 1981 edition of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC described a rare lung infection
NLM Collections Tour: Mental Health
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about mental health.
NLM Collections Tour: Vaccines
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about vaccines.
Outside/Inside: Immigration, Migration, and Health Care in the United States
By Erika Mills ~ Immigration and migration are important parts of the American story; and health care and medicine have played a role in inclusion
Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health
By Erika Mills ~ Around the world, communities, in collaboration with scientists, advocates, governments, and international organizations, are taking up the challenge to prevent illness
NLM Collections Tour: Epidemics
Welcome to a virtual tour of the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine. Today we are featuring collections about epidemics.