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For more than a decade, the NLM History of Medicine Division has hosted this special lecture in memory of our late colleague Dr. James H. Cassedy (1919–2007), renowned historian of medicine, 50-year employee of NLM, editor of the printed Bibliography of the History of Medicine and supporter of many essential research tools valued by generations scholars. During the course of his distinguished scholarly career, Dr. Cassedy received every major honor that the national professional society in his field, the American Association for the History of Medicine, could bestow.

Detail of a poster featuring faces of a Native American woman, a Black woman and a Latino man.

The Many Faces of Diabetes: Complications and Debility in Late 20th Century America

January 26, 2023 Circulating Now

An interview with Richard M. Mizelle, Jr. on his NLM History Talk and his work on health disparities.

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Jim Crow in the Asylum: Psychiatry and Civil Rights in the American South

September 8, 2022 Circulating Now

An interview with Kylie M. Smith PhD on her NLM History Talk and her work on racial segregation in psychiatric hospitals.

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What It Means to Talk about Race and African American Health

February 18, 2021 Circulating Now

An interview with Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Rutgers University, on her NLM History Talk.

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A still of a close-up of hands pointing out features of a dissected brain.

Scientists’ Mind-Body Problems: Lobotomy, Science, and the Digital Humanities

September 11, 2019 Circulating Now

Miriam Posner, Ph.D. will give the annual James H. Cassedy Memorial Lecture in the History of Medicine on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 2:00 ET

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Making the Case for History in Medical Education

September 13, 2018 Circulating Now

David S. Jones, MD, PhD will give the annual James H. Cassedy Memorial Lecture on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 2 P.M. EST at the

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Caring for Foreign Bodies

June 23, 2015 Circulating Now

Alan Kraut gave the annual James H. Cassedy Memorial Lecture today at the National Library of Medicine on “Caring for Foreign Bodies: Healthcare’s Role in

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The Anatomy Acts and the Social Contract

July 15, 2014 Circulating Now

Dr. Dale Smith gave the 2014 James H. Cassedy Memorial Lecture today at the National Library of Medicine on “Anatomy Acts and the Shaping of

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For this month's #ArchivesHashtagParty theme of #ArchivesBlackDesign, we are featuring the "Father of the Blood Bank," Dr. Charles R. Drew. In 1941, he introduced the use of mobile collection units (later called "bloodmobiles") to aid in the war effort. These vehicles were equipped for collecting and storing blood from donors. We often take the blood donation for granted today, but inventions like these continue to save countless lives.
"Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons" highlights contemporary African American surgeons and educators who have exemplified excellence in their fields and mentor young generation of African American physicians. NLM has refreshed the original exhibition website from 2006. Now Opening Doors has a new look and feel and is accessible across all devices! Learn more about several selected African American surgeons who have worked to improve health care and to inspire the next generation of surgeons.
This #WoodcutIllustration from Jehan Cousin's Livre de Pourtraicture (Paris, 1608) shows the proportion and measure of a male figure from the front and back. One of the most famous on the subject of #ArtisticAnatomy, this book was printed again and again into the late 17th century.
Today's Circulating Now blog post features an interview with Richard M. Mizelle, Jr., PhD, of the @universityofhouston, about next week's James H. Cassedy Lecture in the History of Medicine, "The Many Faces of Diabetes: Complications and Debility in Late 20th Century America." Click the link in bio or visit https://loom.ly/BQ9kkaE to read today.
While NLM is being renovated, we're featuring a #WaybackWednesday image for #LibraryShelfieDay! This 1887 image features an interior view of Library Hall in the Army Medical Museum and Library, predecessor to today's NLM.
#OTD in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell graduated from New York's Geneva Medical College at the top of her class and became the first woman in America to earn the M.D. degree. She supported medical education for women and helped many other women's careers. By establishing the New York Infirmary in 1857, she offered a practical solution to one of the problems facing qualified women who were rejected from internships and training opportunities elsewhere because of their gender.

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