Explore a range of historically significant biomedical journals newly added to PubMed Central including World War I publications.
Category: News
News and Announcements from the History of Medicine at the National Library of Medicine.
Anorexia in the Archives: Documenting the Late Twentieth Century Rise in Eating Disorders
An interview with Alice Weinreb, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on anorexia nervosa in the 20th century.
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin Revisited
By Erika Mills ~ For centuries, people used willow bark to treat pain and fevers. However, it was not until
Louis W. Sullivan Papers Now Available for Research
The Louis W. Sullivan Papers document his tenure as Secretary of HHS from 1989-1993, his work at Morehouse School of Medicine, and his work on public and minority health programs and racial and ethnic diversity in the health professions.
Reading Remedy Books: Manuscripts and the Making of a National Medical Tradition
An interview with Melissa B. Reynolds, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on 15th-century medical manuscripts.
Psychiatric Interview Films in the Age of Reform
Explore a new addition to Medicine on Screen: Films and Essays from NLM, a curated, freely-accessible portal presenting digitized historical titles from the Library’s world-renowned audiovisuals collection.
Documenting Women’s Health Organizations and Resources on the Web
The National Library of Medicine launched a a new effort to document the landscape of organizations, programs, and advocacy efforts as part of a new Women’s Health web archive.
Mrs. Medicine: Doctors’ Wives and the Making of Modern American Health Care
An interview with Kelly O’Donnell PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on mid-20th century women’s auxiliary organizations in medicine.
Dr. Philip Syng Physick, Father of American Surgery
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Mackenzie Warren, from the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks to discuss the life and work of Dr. Philip Syng Physick.
Still Circulating Now: Ten Years On
Wow. It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since we launched Circulating Now. Ten years ago, the History of