By Ginny A. Roth ~ Comic books may look easy to judge by their covers; on the surface they often depict larger-than-life superheroes battling in
Tag: 2000s
AIDS Posters: A Community Tool Used to Save Lives
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Theodore (ted) Kerr to discuss his research in the AIDS poster collection at the National Library of Medicine and his
More Pictures of the Pandemic
By Ginny A. Roth ~ Three months ago Circulating Now published a post presenting new acquisitions related to COVID-19. As vaccination rates rise in our
Pictures of the Pandemic
By Ginny A. Roth ~ July 23rd, 2020, was a typical hot, humid day in Washington, D.C., but unlike other summer days in the Nation’s
Revealing Data: Learning About Zika
NLM collection items reveal how data has informed scientists’ understanding of Zika and its impact on the health of individuals and communities around the world.
Global Healing
By Ginny A. Roth ~ “I have always been drawn to people and have sought to see them compassionately and with understanding through the lens
Andreas Vesalius in Stamps
By Michael J. North This year we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) who is best known for changing how
Actively Fighting Childhood Obesity
By Ginny A. Roth The rise in childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control and