By Margaret Kaiser The “wound man” was a most popular image, especially in early printed books. Pierced by a variety of weapons, he demonstrated the
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Losing the Miracle?
An interview with Maryn McKenna, who spoke at the National Library of Medicine on “Losing the Miracle? Agriculture, the FDA, and the Controversy over Farm Antibiotics.”
The Magic in Mold and Dirt
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Diane Wendt and Mallory Warner from the Division of Medicine and Science at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Markham’s Masterpiece of Horse Care
By Michael J. North Markham’s Masterpiece One of the most important and enduring books in the English language about the care of horses is by
Medicine, Museums, and Unicorns
By Stephen J. Greenberg ~ One of the fun parts of working at the reference desk in the History of Medicine Division at the National
How to… in the historical collections of NLM
By Michael Sappol The “how to” is an ancient genre. There are Egyptian how-to texts (in hieroglyphics) on how to prepare mummies; Sumerian how-tos (in