By Sanders Marble ~ In November 2017, I was fortunate to get an NLM Michael E. Debakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine to explore
Tag: World War II
A Time for All Things: Michael E. DeBakey–The Tulane Years
By Craig Miller ~ Michael E DeBakey’s life and career are primarily associated in medical history and the public consciousness with his many years at
“RUSS EXPLODE H-BOMB”: Let’s Face It, 1954
By Sarah Eilers ~ Three-inch type and spinning fast, the headline hurtles toward the viewer. When it comes to a stop, you know: the Soviets
Malaria Pinup Calendars, 1945
By Mike “Sport” Murphy Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. To young American GIs waging World War II in the
Medical Perspectives on World War 2
By Crystal Smith ~ It’s with great pleasure that I introduce you to a treasured new addition to National Library of Medicine (NLM) Digital Collections:
The Birth of the Physician Assistant
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Loren Miller, PhD. Dr. Miller is a curatorial assistant at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Mark M. Ravitch: A Surgeon’s Surgeon
By James Labosier and John Rees A new archival collection, The Mark M. Ravitch Papers, 1932-1989, is now available at the National Library of Medicine
America’s National Parks: Preserved for Public Health
By Anne Rothfeld The National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its centennial on August 25, 2016. From Maine to Hawaii, the breadth of NPS includes parks,
The English Disease: The Health Education Film as Nazi Propaganda
By Michael Sappol Deformed unfortunates trudge back and forth, in a darkly-lit procession, over a map of Great Britain as the soundtrack sounds anxious notes
The First Calamity of the Nuclear Age
By Paul Theerman This essay on the Medical Report of the Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima, 1945 was originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of
The Five Commandments
By Michael Rhode, with Michael Sappol Essay originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Watch the films now on NLM’s Medical
The Inside Story
By Michael Sappol Inside Out, Pixar’s latest hit animated feature, is mainly set on the inside of a young girl’s brain. Riley, an eleven-year-old, is
A History of the FDA Notices of Judgment—Suzanne Junod
On May 7, 2015, the National Library of Medicine will host a special program, “A History of the Food and Drugs Act Notices of Judgment–From
Winter Wounds, Paper Dressing
By Sarah Eilers It’s a black and white film, but it’s the white that overwhelms. A carpet of snow beneath Nordic pines, white uniforms head-to-toe,
John F. Fulton’s Aeromedical Research
By James Labosier A new archival collection, The John F. Fulton papers (1929–1953), is now available at the National Library of Medicine for those interested in World
Einstein: The Shy Genius
By Elizabeth Fee Once Einstein became famous, people would stop him in the street and cry out: “Professor Einstein!” He would say; “Oh yes, many
Rare Footage of FDR at NIH
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
Dr. Julia Hallam on Pictures of Nursing
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
A Remarkable Career in Psychiatry
In 2012 Dr. Lucy Ozarin was interviewed at the National Library of Medicine as part of an oral history project related to the US Navy
Illustrating De Fabrica
By Michael J. North This year we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) who is best known for changing how
Dr. Swan writes from Normandy, 1944
By Susan Speaker “Operation Overlord”—the invasion of France’s Normandy coast that began on June 6, 1944—was the largest amphibious military operation in the history of
World Malaria Day
By Ginny A. Roth Every year on April 25th the world commemorates the global effort to control malaria by recognizing World Malaria Day, instituted by World
On Combat Fatigue Irritability: Kerry Kelly Novick Part III
Last fall, Circulating Now featured a unique film in the NLM’s vast historical audiovisual collection, the World War II U.S. Navy training film Combat Fatigue
On Combat Fatigue Irritability: Kerry Kelly Novick Part II
Last fall, Circulating Now featured a unique film in the NLM’s vast historical audiovisual collection, the World War II U.S. Navy training film Combat Fatigue
On Combat Fatigue Irritability: Kerry Kelly Novick
Last fall, Circulating Now featured a unique film in the NLM’s vast historical audiovisual collection, the World War II U.S. Navy training film Combat Fatigue
PTSD and Gene Kelly’s Lost Wartime Star Turn
by Michael Sappol ~ Before there was PTSD there was shell shock and combat fatigue and Gene Kelly’s Combat Fatigue Irritability. Combat Fatigue Irritability was
Three Rare Volumes Go to New York
By Michael J. North I was quite excited when I heard that The Grolier Club of New York was staging an exhibition on the history
