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News and Announcements from the History of Medicine Division
Documenting Women’s Health Organizations and Resources on the Web
The National Library of Medicine launched a a new effort to document the landscape of organizations, programs, and advocacy efforts as part of a new Women’s Health web archive.
Mrs. Medicine: Doctors’ Wives and the Making of Modern American Health Care
An interview with Kelly O’Donnell PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on mid-20th century women’s auxiliary organizations in medicine.
Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Father of American Surgery
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Mackenzie Warren, from the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks to discuss the life and work of Dr. Philip Syng Physick.
Still Circulating Now: Ten Years On
Wow. It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since we launched Circulating Now. Ten years ago, the History of Medicine Division envisioned a dynamic
“We’re Here, We’re Queer, Get Used to It”: Struggles and Stories to Be Heard for Today and Tomorrow
An interview with Randall Sell on his NLM History Talk and his work related to early sexual and gender minority history.
Global Medicine in China and Taiwan: A Diasporic History
An interview with Wayne Soon on his NLM History Talk and his work on the Chinese diaspora.
Vegetable Soup: An Enduring and Accessible Legacy
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Rachel Curtis, Monica Gray, Laura Montgomery, and Miranda Villesvik, along with our own Jeffrey S. Reznick, to share details of
COVID Comics: Decentering White Narratives in Graphic Medicine
An interview with Soha Bayoumi, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her exploration of pandemic stories in graphic medicine.
COVID-19 Web Collecting: Reflections at Three Years
The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.