By Sarah Eilers ~ Coming up September 24-26, the Healthy Scepticism Film Festival, a free virtual program organised by the Wellcome Trust, features a range
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News and Announcements from the History of Medicine Division
Peril in the Air: Pollution Activism on Film
The NLM History Talk on “Peril in the Air: Pollution Activism on Film” recording is available at NIH Videocast.
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
Dissecting Gender: Reframing Anatomical History Through the Female Body
Allison Hill-Edgar, MD, MFA will speak on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 2:00 PM ET. This program will be live-streamed globally, and archived, by NIH
An Articella in Catalan, 1475
By Margaret Kaiser ~ The National Library of Medicine recently acquired a rare manuscript related to the Ancient Greek physician Galen. It is an Articella—a
Films of State: Using Government Film
By Sarah Eilers ~ Last week I presented (Zooming, of course) at the “Films of State: Moving Images Made by Governments” conference, cosponsored by the
Placing Women in Medicine: Maude Abbott and the Archaeology of Friendships
An interview with Annmarie Adams, PhD on her recent NLM History Talk and her research in the Emanuel Libman Papers at NLM.
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
What It Means to Talk about Race and African American Health
An interview with Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Rutgers University, on her NLM History Talk.
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