By Donna J. Drucker ~ G.D. Searle’s Enovid pill came on the market for married women in June 1960 when the U.S. Food and Drug
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Tod Mikuriya Papers Now Available for Research
By Megan O’Hern and John P. Rees ~ Researchers interested in the history of marijuana and medicine will appreciate learning about the Tod Mikuriya Papers (1933–2015), a
Archiving HIV/AIDS on the Web
By Christine Wenc ~ The National Library of Medicine began a new web archiving effort in September 2016 to identify and collect web content on
Power to the People: Washington Gives Back
By Jennifer Brier, Anne Armstrong, Julie Kutruff, Erin Carlson Mast, Patricia Tuohy Creative individuals and institutions in Washington DC have moved beyond what often comes
Nurses Organize
This post is the fourth in a series exploring the history of nursing and domestic violence from the guest blogger Catherine Jacquet, Assistant Professor of
The Medical Civil Rights Movement and Access to Health Care
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Beatrix Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s most recent exhibition,
Nurses on the Cutting Edge
This post is the third in a series exploring the history of nursing and domestic violence from the guest blogger Catherine Jacquet, Assistant Professor of
Medicine and Wife Abuse in the 1970s
This post is the second in a series exploring the history of nursing and domestic violence from the guest blogger Catherine Jacquet, Assistant Professor of
Domestic Violence in the 1970s
This post is the first in a series exploring the history of nursing and domestic violence from the guest blogger Catherine Jacquet, and Assistant Professor
Surviving and Thriving: The Making of an Exhibition
Dr. Jennifer Brier spoke today at the National Library of Medicine on “Surviving and Thriving: The Making of an Exhibition.” Dr. Brier is director of