By Rebecca C. Warlow On October 31, 1940, just days before President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would be elected to an unprecedented third term as President

By Rebecca C. Warlow On October 31, 1940, just days before President Franklin Delano Roosevelt would be elected to an unprecedented third term as President
By Alicia Yanagihara When you think of the National Library of Medicine, what comes to mind? Is it a Polynesian canoe? That definitely wasn’t my
Dr. Julia Hallam spoke today at the National Library of Medicine on “Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection.” Dr. Hallam is curator of NLM’s
By Sophie Lipman Religion and science, two concepts sometimes viewed as incompatible today, were seen by many in the 1930s and ‘40s as mutually supportive
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger David Cantor. Dr. Cantor has published on the histories of cancer, meat, medical film, and the after-life of Hippocrates, the
By Erika Mills During the World Cup, the globe is consumed by The Beautiful Game. Soccer is everywhere—even in public health messages! This poster encouraged
By Sarah Eilers Regional Medical Programs You have, among you, some of the great doctors, some of the great public servants of our time. And
By Susan Speaker ~ May is Mental Health Month, an annual opportunity to raise public awareness about mental health problems and reduce the stigma associated
By Sarah Eilers Peter Borik: The Story of the Tragedy He Brought His Family, 1944 In the mid-20th century, U.S. public health authorities used a
By Jeffrey S. Reznick More than a colorful image of the Marvel Comics superhero Captain America, this poster offers a serious public health message: “Some