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On the poster Peggy Fleming skating below the text I don't smoke cigarettes.

Olympians Say “No” to Substance Abuse

August 18, 2016 Circulating Now

by Erika Mills Every two years, the Olympics Games make heroes out of the world’s athletic elite. Champions win worldwide fame, admiration, and influence along

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Letter to Magic Johnson thanking him for his participation on the Commission

June E. Osborn: At the Center of National Policy on AIDS

May 19, 2016 Circulating Now

By Gregory Pike and John Rees ~ A new archival collection, June E. Osborn Papers, 1954–2001, is now available at the National Library of Medicine

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A large, diverse group of people, many in lab coats, fit on the steps of a large building.

Cancer: Researching the History of a Malady

March 30, 2015 Circulating Now

By Rebecca C. Warlow Almost every individual has been touched by a cancer diagnosis, whether as a patient, or as a family member or friend

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Quit Smoking… It’s Only Logical

November 21, 2013 circulating now

 By Ginny A. Roth This 1989 poster from the American Cancer Society (ACS) features pop culture icon Leonard Nimoy, as his character Mr. Spock from

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Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate.

August 16, 2013 circulating now

By Ginny A. Roth This 1977 poster titled “Parents of Earth, Are Your Children Fully Immunized?” from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, features Star

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A public health poster on which Arthur Ashe holds up a booklet.

A Heart Healthy Message From Arthur Ashe, Jr.

July 10, 2013 Circulating Now

By Ginny A. Roth ~ This early 1980s-era poster from NHLBI, NIH features Ashe promoting good heart health.

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American artist Leonard Karsakov (1917-1993) designed this poster for a campaign by the U.S. Public Health Service in 1945. A human figure—formed from news clippings and advertisements about different non-prescription “cures” for venereal diseases—pours out a dose of medicine. The message reads, "No home remedy or quack doctor ever cured syphilis or gonorrhea. See your doctor or local health officer." Contagious disease goes unchecked due to the false advertising of unlicensed and unqualified medical practitioners, which are disseminated to the public through advertising in the uncontrolled and proliferating mass print media.
"X-Rays" (1926) is a self-portrait etched by American artist John Sloan (1871-1951). In the scene, he holds a cup of barium while undergoing an upper gastrointestinal fluoroscopic study under the care of two radiologists. Sloan, a prominent exponent of the "Ashcan School," sought inspiration from everyday scenes and activities of modern life, such as the taking of X rays, rather than landscape, nudes and the other traditional subjects of academic art.
In recognition of #AmericanArtistAppreciationMonth, the Circulating Now blog interviewed artist Rachael Que Vargas this week about her project to create life-size mosaics based on illustrations from NLM's hand-colored copy of Eustachi's Tabulae anatomicae (Rome, 1783). Learn more about how the project got started, her techniques, and what her study of the images has revealed in "Anatomy Set in Stone" (🔗 Link in Bio or https://loom.ly/Zs1sPRY).
This photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was taken in 1940 as he stood on the steps of Building 1 and delivered a speech to dedicate the new Bethesda campus of the National Institute of Health.
We're adding a little mystery on this #ManuscriptMonday. These drawings are from an anatomical sketchbook created in New Harmony, Indiana in 1830. Each drawing is signed with the pseudonym "Clorion."
In recognition of C. Everett Koop's high visibility in the public media and his advocacy of child health and safety, several toy manufacturers created dolls in his likeness. For #NationalDollDay, we are sharing a photograph of Dr. Koop holding one of these look-alike dolls.

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