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Screening the Nurse: Film, Fear, and Narrative from the 1940s to the 1970s

April 14, 2020 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger David Cantor, PhD, an investigador (researcher) at the Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y Social (IDES), Buenos Aires Argentina and an

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A film still of a framed poster that says "Know for Sure-get a blood test for syphilis."

VD at the Movies: Public Health Service World War II Venereal Disease Films

November 21, 2019 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger John Parascandola, PhD from the University of Maryland to explore the use of film in public health campaigns against venereal

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Hot Spots of Human Destruction: The Howard Bishop Papers

May 30, 2019 Circulating Now

By James Labosier ~ Howard Bishop was confident that he knew what was best for people and that people needed to be told. In the

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Rise, Serve, Lead!: Celebrating Virginia Apgar

March 21, 2019 Circulating Now

To commemorate Women’s History Month, NLM launched the exhibition Rise, Serve, Lead! America’s Women Physicians on March 4th. Rise Serve Lead! features a database of

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Sign of the Times: How An Environment for Innovation Helped Transform Cardiovascular Surgery

February 8, 2019 Circulating Now

By Alyssa Gabay ~ During the two decades following World War II, Dr. Arthur Voorhees and Dr. Michael E. DeBakey emerged as medical pioneers. This

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A doctor explaining X-ray to a woman.

Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Flyers, ca. 1940

June 7, 2018 Circulating Now

By Liping Bu ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis carried a social stigma for both the individual and

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Medical Perspectives on World War 2

April 27, 2017 Circulating Now

By Crystal Smith ~ It’s with great pleasure that I introduce you to a treasured new addition to National Library of Medicine (NLM) Digital Collections:

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Darkening Day: Air Pollution Films and Environmental Awareness, 1960–1972

Darkening Day: Air Pollution Films and Environmental Awareness, 1960–1972

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