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Panel from a prenatal health poster from the March of Dimes.

March in February: Congenital Heart Defects Awareness

February 14, 2019 circulating now

By Ginny A. Roth ~ Today is Valentines Day, a day associated with hearts. In fact, the entire month of February is American Heart Month.

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Illustration of arms showing the locations of veins and arteries.

An Anatomical Essay on the Movement of the Heart

February 6, 2018 Circulating Now

By Jonathan Sawday ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. William Harvey’s De motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus is

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Illustration of a broken heart with pieces flying off.

Join Together, Heart to Heart

February 7, 2014 circulating now

 By Ginny A. Roth ~This 1987 public health poster encourages maintaining healthy blood pressure as a way to attain proper heart health. 

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For #TitlePageTuesday, 'Handbok för vaccinateurer och vaccinations-föreståndare' (Stockholm, 1826) is a 23-page handbook for vaccinators and vaccination managers of the smallpox vaccine published by Johan Hörberg a decade after Sweden adopted a compulsory vaccination law in 1816. This example shows how NLM's collections can be used to study early vaccination programs and public health.
Last week for #ManuscriptMonday, we featured a 13th century Articella written in Latin on vellum. This week, we have an image from a recently acquired 15th century Articella in Catalan on paper. An Articella is a collection of medical treatises bound together to use as a textbook or reference.
In the spirit of the #OlympicGames, we are flipping out for Arthur and Charles Nahl’s ‘Instruction on gymnastics’ (San Francisco, 1863). Accompanied by 53 plates designed and engraved by the authors, this book includes instruction on the exercises and construction of equipment while emphasizing the importance of physical fitness.
This triangular bandage was created in 1869 by the German surgeon Friedrich von Esmarch (1823-1908). The bandage was issued with his pamphlet 'Der erste Verband auf dem Schlachfelde' in first aid kits for soldiers. The illustration shows wounded soldiers and medical personnel in a battlefield to demonstrate how the bandage should be applied.
For #WoodcutWednesday, this illustration from the 1634 ‘The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey’ features the namesake suture method of Ambroise Paré, a French #BarberSurgeon often considered the founder of modern surgery. The Paré suture involved pasting a plaster cloth onto the skin surrounding an open wound. The cloth was then stitched instead of the skin.
We are Reti for #InternationalChessDay with an image from the Zwerdling Postcard Collection. Designed by the Swedish-German artist Brynolf Wennerberg during WWI, this color #postcard features a nurse and a wounded soldier sitting at a small table playing chess. The soldier holds his head as his opponent smiles and calls “Schach!” (Check!).

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