By Kelly West ~ When I consider that I was once a sickly, premature baby brought into this world while my mother was on the

By Kelly West ~ When I consider that I was once a sickly, premature baby brought into this world while my mother was on the
The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The National Library of Medicine is archiving web and social media content documenting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Robert Hooke (1635–1703) was an English artist, biologist, physicist, engineer, architect, and inventor, but his crowning glory was his book Micrographia: or Some Physiological Descriptions
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) sits on the southeast corner of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
By Gabrielle Barr ~ Every day, staff at the National Library of Medicine are working to maintain and expand the online catalog that provides the
Recipe books from the 18th century hold a combination of food recipes, herbal remedies, and other such household creations thought to improve health. Powell’s “ginger bread” recipe includes ingredients easily found in today’s grocery store and provides measures still in use today.
This guidebook by Honnor Morten, a lifelong advocate, provided young women with practical recommendations and a real sense of the possibilities of becoming a nurse in the 1890s.