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Illustrated color postcard of the Boston Floating Hospital

Hospital Postcards: A Visual Chronicle by Collector W. Bruce Fye

November 23, 2021 circulating now

Recently, a collection of more than 2,200 illustrated and real-photo postcards was generously donated to the National Library of Medicine by Dr. W. Bruce Fye,

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Engravings of two white men in 18th century clothes in profile.

Politics of Yellow Fever in Alexander Hamilton’s America

January 17, 2019 Circulating Now

An interview with the curator of the newest exhibition at NLM, which explores how Philadelphia’s anxious residents responded to the epidemic using an uneasy blend of science and politics.

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Soldiers carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher though a field of high grass.

Remembering Vietnam—Dale Smith

April 23, 2018 Circulating Now

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to collaborate with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to present the panel discussion “Remembering Vietnam:

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Montage of artwork featured in Graphic Medicine: Ill Concieved and Well Drawn.

New Ideas at the NLM: Graphic Medicine

December 6, 2017 Circulating Now

By Patricia Tuohy and Erika Mills ~ Graphic medicine—the use of comics or graphic narratives in health care discourse, is an emerging form of medical

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A woman examines the throat of a young girl.

The Birth of the Physician Assistant

November 15, 2016 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Loren Miller, PhD. Dr. Miller is a curatorial assistant at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Exterior view of the Savannah Health Center. An African American woman is standing by an automobile.

The Medical Civil Rights Movement and Access to Health Care

January 14, 2016 Circulating Now

Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Beatrix Hoffman. Dr. Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s most recent exhibition,

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A cameraman films a reporter interviewing a woman surrounded by demonstrators.

U.S. Women’s Movements and Health Care Reform

December 17, 2015 Circulating Now

Feminist activists and women’s organizations have been involved in health care reform debates in the U.S. for over a century.

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Demonstrators hold signs.

For All the People

November 4, 2015 Circulating Now

Dr. Beatrix Hoffman is Professor of History at Northern Illinois University and guest curator of NLM’s newest exhibition, For All the People: A Century of

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What motivates a rare book collector? This week's Circulating Now blog post looks at the legacy of Thomas Windsor, whose lifetime investment in books enriched the growing collections of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office (now NLM!).
Maxine Singer (born 1931) is a leading molecular biologist and science advocate. She has made important contributions to the deciphering of the genetic code and to our understanding of RNA and DNA, the chemical elements of heredity. She helped organize the landmark Asilomar Conference in February 1975, at which scientists agreed to impose restrictions on the new and controversial science of recombinant DNA, and to develop a framework for removing these restrictions as knowledge of the science advanced. From 1988 to 2002, Dr. Singer was president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, a position in which she not only reinvigorated the Institution's scientific programs, but served as an effective champion of women in science, of improvements in science education, and of scientists who engage in public policy debates.
"To use what I saw—as a 12-year-old girl—my God-given talents to help someone. Medicine seemed to me to be the most noble of endeavors."— Dr. Bernadine Healy
#OTD in 1845, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born in Lennep, Germany. Fifty years later, his discovery of the #XRay (also known as the #Roentgen ray) changed the world and laid the foundation of modern radiology. In 1901, he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him."
In celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we are featuring a portrait of Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee (1864-1940), best known as the founder of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901.
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