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“Hurrah for France and Fried Potatoes”

January 30, 2020 Circulating Now

By Nicole Baker ~ One of the joys of working at the National Library of Medicine is the opportunity to connect some of my personal

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The Evolution of Viral Networks: H1N1, Ebola, and Zika

January 23, 2018 Circulating Now

On January 28-30, 2018, the National Library of Medicine will host “Viral Networks: A Workshop in the Digital Humanities and Medical History” funded by the

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Images and Texts in Medical History—Jeremy Greene

April 7, 2016 Circulating Now

On April 11-13, 2016, the National Library of Medicine will host the workshop “Images and Texts in Medical History: An Introduction to Methods, Tools, and

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Two white men take blood from a young black youth outside a building, other black adults and youths look on.

D. Carleton Gajdusek and Kuru in New Guinea

April 7, 2015 Circulating Now

By John Rees A new archival collection, The D. Carleton Gajdusek Papers, 1918–2000, is now available at the National Library of Medicine for those interested in

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Shared Suffering Onscreen: Animal Experiments and Emotional Investment in the Films of O. H. Mowrer

Shared Suffering Onscreen:  Animal Experiments and Emotional Investment in the Films of O. H. Mowrer

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This portrait was recently featured in a piece by @MilitaryHealth which explores the life of Army Maj. (Dr.) William W. Keen, Jr., a medical #surgeon during the Civil War who advocated & researched medical advances so the horrors of #CivilWar-era medicine would not occur again. See the link in bio to read "'America’s First Brain Surgeon' Served During Civil War and World War I" or visit https://loom.ly/jAsZHUE.
“If I fits, I sits,” says the lap unicorn as it climbs upon a young maiden for pets. With so many fantastic creatures in Ortus Sanitatis (1491), we couldn't choose just one to celebrate @IGLibraries #PawsomeLibraries today. Here, people interact with unicorns, birds, wolves, and dogs, all in the pages of this hefty leather bound book.
Happy Birthday, Edward Jenner! Born #OTD in 1749, Dr. Jenner was an English surgeon and scientist who developed the world's first vaccine, a vaccine for #smallpox.
This #18thCentury manuscript herbal by Andrea Di Petris includes over 200 drawings of plants documenting his herbal medicine practice near Padua, Italy. The majority of entries contain physical description, environmental details, medicinal uses, and often an anecdote about his experience using the herb or folkloric comment.
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. To celebrate, we are sharing this black and white photograph from 1922 of Major General Merritte W. Ireland (1867-1952) surrounded by military and civilian staff of the Surgeon General's Office with the #LincolnMemorial in background.
The National Library of Medicine recently redesigned the online presentation of its exhibition Emotions and Disease. Held in the Library’s building in Bethesda, Maryland 25 years ago, the exhibition explored the intersection of the mind and body. Circulating Now interviewed Esther Sternberg, MD and Ted Brown, PhD about their work on the original exhibition and the continued relevancy of its message today.

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