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An X ray of a human torso.

The X-Ray, 1896

October 21, 2021 Circulating Now

By Tal Golan ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Dr. William J. Morton (1845–1920) hurried this book, The X

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A man in a white gown uses an instrument on a male patient's back.

How We Help the Body Breathe

June 25, 2020 Circulating Now

By Vicky Pohlen ~ The concept of artificial ventilation dates back to ancient history, although the earliest references to it are vague and conflicting. Stories

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A doctor explaining X-ray to a woman.

Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Flyers, ca. 1940

June 7, 2018 Circulating Now

By Liping Bu ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis carried a social stigma for both the individual and

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MicroMed DeBakey VAD Brochure cover with medical illustration.

The Power of A Name: Michael DeBakey and the Changing Business of American Medicine

April 19, 2018 Circulating Now

By Andrew Simpson ~ In a 1994 article titled “It’s a Business. No, It’s a Religion,” The New York Times profiled two of Houston’s most

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A diagram of a network representing the Viral Networks Workshop.

The Evolution of Viral Networks: H1N1, Ebola, and Zika

January 23, 2018 Circulating Now

On January 28-30, 2018, the National Library of Medicine will host “Viral Networks: A Workshop in the Digital Humanities and Medical History” funded by the

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A doctor on the telephone (which is linked up to a television

Images and Texts in Medical History—Keynote

April 8, 2016 Circulating Now

On April 11-13, 2016, the National Library of Medicine will host the workshop “Images and Texts in Medical History: An Introduction to Methods, Tools, and

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A group of X-ray's showing a foot in a shoe and a hand and arm.

Photography of the Invisible and Its Value in Surgery

September 24, 2015 alinelink

By Tal Golan ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Dr. William J. Morton (1845–1920) hurried his book The X-Ray: Or,

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A woman in a smock and white cotten gloves reviews a film strip with an instrument.

A Look at Librarians

February 12, 2014 Circulating Now

By Alexsandra Mitchell The job description for today’s librarian is ever-changing, adapting to constantly evolving technological advancements that better serve library users.  Libraries have expanded

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What motivates a rare book collector? This week's Circulating Now blog post looks at the legacy of Thomas Windsor, whose lifetime investment in books enriched the growing collections of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office (now NLM!).
Maxine Singer (born 1931) is a leading molecular biologist and science advocate. She has made important contributions to the deciphering of the genetic code and to our understanding of RNA and DNA, the chemical elements of heredity. She helped organize the landmark Asilomar Conference in February 1975, at which scientists agreed to impose restrictions on the new and controversial science of recombinant DNA, and to develop a framework for removing these restrictions as knowledge of the science advanced. From 1988 to 2002, Dr. Singer was president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, a position in which she not only reinvigorated the Institution's scientific programs, but served as an effective champion of women in science, of improvements in science education, and of scientists who engage in public policy debates.
"To use what I saw—as a 12-year-old girl—my God-given talents to help someone. Medicine seemed to me to be the most noble of endeavors."— Dr. Bernadine Healy
#OTD in 1845, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was born in Lennep, Germany. Fifty years later, his discovery of the #XRay (also known as the #Roentgen ray) changed the world and laid the foundation of modern radiology. In 1901, he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him."
In celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth, we are featuring a portrait of Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee (1864-1940), best known as the founder of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901.
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