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
Tag: World War II
America’s National Parks: Preserved for Public Health
For many people today, the outdoors’ tranquility and expansiveness serves as a tonic to calm nerves and revive energy.
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
The atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. In this report issued in November 1945, Japanese army doctors labored to describe what they had seen and done.
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 Medicine
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
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