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A black and white photograph of four Asian men in uniform carrying a box labeled in English "Humand Blood Handle with Care" held with poles on a dirt road.

Global Medicine in China and Taiwan: A Diasporic History

May 4, 2023 Circulating Now

An interview with Wayne Soon on his NLM History Talk and his work on the Chinese diaspora.

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Puzzle blocks stacked randomly.

Chinese Health and Hygiene Puzzle Blocks, 1960s

December 26, 2019 Circulating Now

By Marta Hanson ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. In 2005 the National Library of Medicine acquired more than

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A doctor explaining X-ray to a woman.

Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Flyers, ca. 1940

June 7, 2018 Circulating Now

By Liping Bu ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis carried a social stigma for both the individual and

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Seven men in white coats and surgical caps pose outdoors for a photograph.

Transplanting Technology: Dr. Michael DeBakey and Cold War Technology Transfer

May 17, 2018 Circulating Now

Heidi Morefield, MSc, will give the annual Michael E. DeBakey Lecture on May 24, 2018 at 2:00 ET in the Lister Hill Auditorium at the

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Hand colored print of a man beset by rats.

Anti-Germ Warfare Campaign Posters, ca. 1952

May 4, 2017 Circulating Now

A Patriotic Health Movement was launched throughout China: the Communist Party mobilized the masses to eliminate pests to prevent disease and contribute to the war effort.

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A colored drawing demonstrating an incision and removal of tissue from a breast.

“Wrapped in flesh”: Views of the body in East Asian Medicine

December 3, 2015 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Yi-Li Wu. Dr. Wu is a Center Associate of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan,

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A Peek at Some Pamphlets

January 22, 2014 Circulating Now

By Shannon Lu Every year, with half the school year behind them, high school and college students begin to fret about summer plans, jobs, and

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Ahoy! There's a #ChonkyBook up ahead for #ManuscriptMonday. Measuring five inches wide, 'Prescriptions for the Physician's Patients' is a British naval medical log for June 1-30, 1791. Recordings inside includes the ship's name, time of entry, person's name, quality, disorder, medicines, and diet.
This #19thCentury advertisement for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil features a toy boat about to be cat-sized by a cute kitten. The #PatentMedicine was sold as a cure-all for a variety of ailments including toothache, earache, backache, and coughs.
For today's #ArchivesHashtagParty, we dove into the #ArchivesUnderTheSea to share a reproduction of the painting "The Submarine Appendectomy," a depiction of an emergency operation performed by Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler B. Lipes aboard the USS Seadragon in September 1942 to save the life of his fellow crewman.
Join us next week to welcome Randall Sell, ScD of Drexel University for the next #NLMHistTalk, "'We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it': Struggles and Stories to Be Heard for Today and Tomorrow." Read an interview with Dr. Sell this week in the latest post from the Circulating Now blog to learn more about his research and upcoming talk (🔗 Link in Bio).
The #PetriDish is a common laboratory tool used to culture different cells and microorganisms. Why is it called a "Petri" dish? The transparent lidded dish is named after Julius Richard Petri (born #OnThisDay in 1852) who worked as an assistant to the renowned microbiologist Robert Koch. In 1887, after struggling with dust and extra bacteria in samples, Petri tweaked Koch's plating design to reduce contamination. After almost 140 years, the design has remained the same.
For #TitlePageTuesday, we pulled 'The Wound Dresser: a Series of Letters Written from the Hospitals in Washington during the War of the Rebellion' (Boston, 1898) by American poet, essayist, and journalist Walt Whitman. Whitman (born May 31, 1819) served as a volunteer during the American Civil War, visiting sick and wounded soldiers in the military hospitals. The book opens with Whitman's famous poem of the same title, followed by published essays and his wartime correspondence.

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