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
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Super Heroes with a Serious Message
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
Smoking in America: 50 Years On
By Christie Moffatt Fifty years ago, on January 11, 1964, the Surgeon General of the United States, Luther L. Terry, issued Smoking and Health: Report
Future Explorations of the Modern Flu
Those who preserved the newspapers of 1918 served modern researchers well, today NLM preserves web content on epidemics and other health topics for the benefit of future historical research.
Quit Smoking… It’s Only Logical
By Ginny A. Roth This 1989 poster from the American Cancer Society (ACS) features pop culture icon Leonard Nimoy, as his character Mr. Spock from
Alzheimer’s Disease Collection Received
By Margaret Kaiser Recently, the Library received from the National Institute on Aging’s Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center, an excellent collection of public
Exploring Chicago’s Spanish Flu of 1918
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger E. Thomas Ewing, Professor of History and Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia
Surviving and Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture
By Erika Mills The advent of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s bred an atmosphere of fear and confusion as people fell ill and died, questions
The Reward of Courage
By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Michael Sappol NLM Releases a Rare, 1921 Silent Film on Cancer Prevention Produced in 1921 by the American Society for
Fry Now. Pay Later.
This 1985 poster titled “Fry Now. Pay Later.” from the American Cancer Society conveys an important message that is still valid today. There is a proven link between sun exposure and skin cancer.