By Erika Mills ~ This year, October 24–30 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Exposure to lead can cause neurological and cognitive issues, kidney damage,
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What’s Behind the Mask
By Elizabeth Mullen ~ As the end of October approaches many people begin to think about costumes. A Halloween mask could frighten your friends, hide
“Facts and Inferences”—Digitizing Shadows from the Walls of Death Part 3
NLM has digitized and made publicly available for the first time, one of four known copies of Shadows from the Walls of Death: Facts and
“Facts and Inferences”—Digitizing Shadows from the Walls of Death Part 2
NLM has digitized and made publicly available for the first time, one of four known copies of Shadows from the Walls of Death: Facts and
“Facts and Inferences”—Digitizing Shadows from the Walls of Death Part 1
NLM has digitized and made publicly available for the first time, one of four known copies of Shadows from the Walls of Death: Facts and
Percivall Pott: Orthopedics and Occupational Health
By Michael J. North Today we commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Percivall Pott (1714–1788), an English surgeon who is known as one