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A woodcut illustration of the sarsaparilla plant including leaves and roots.

The First Medical Book Printed in the New World

October 29, 2014 Circulating Now

By Michael J. North Just over thirty years after the first printing press arrived in the New World from Spain, the first medical book was

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Early Latin American Medicine in the NLM Collections

October 8, 2014 Circulating Now

Michael J. North spoke today at the National Library of Medicine in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month on “Early Latin American Medicine in the NLM

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