circulating now – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections

Making A Case for Comic Books in the Classroom

circulating now — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:00:35 +0000

Clip from Soap Opera Romances comic book, 1982. The cover story is about “Nurse Betty Crane,” The last few pages are a separate story about nursing as a career.

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Hospital Postcards from the American Hospital Association

circulating now — Thu, 05 May 2022 15:00:11 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ This National Postcard Week, celebrated May 1-7 2022, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is

Hospital Postcards: A Visual Chronicle by Collector W. Bruce Fye

circulating now — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:11:10 +0000

Illustrated color postcard of the Boston Floating Hospital

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Illustrated color postcard of the Boston Floating Hospital at her pier at North End Park, as seen from Copp’s Hill, 1908.

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September 11: Remembering, Collecting

circulating now — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:00:25 +0000

Recent additions to the NLM collection expand the variety of formats and diversity of perspectives and document the continuing impact of the event.

The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria G. Pisano Part II

circulating now — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:00:56 +0000

XYZ, artist book

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The Artist Book: Cover to Cover with Maria G. Pisano Part I

circulating now — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:00:40 +0000

spread from caudex folium

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More Pictures of the Pandemic

circulating now — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 15:00:48 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ Three months ago Circulating Now published a post presenting new acquisitions related to COVID-19. As

Pictures of the Pandemic

circulating now — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:30:12 +0000

Cartoon with a covid-19 message to stay healthy at home and plant a garden.

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Illustration by artist Brad Vetter with the word “garden”

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Behind the Camera: World Health Organization Photographers

circulating now — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:00:03 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ The National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) collection of approximately 600 The World Health Organization (WHO)

Prevention Posters Push the Message

circulating now — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:00:16 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ Before the age of social media, posters were a primary form of visual communication meant

Visualizing World AIDS Day

circulating now — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 16:00:31 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ Annually on December 1st, World AIDS Day energizes the public to unite in the fight

World Health Organization: Picturing Health for All

circulating now — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:00:41 +0000

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

circulating now — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:00:26 +0000

Poster illustrated by Theodor Geisel about malaria prevention.

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World War II illustration by Theodor Seuss Geisel created for the War Department as part of a campaign against malaria

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March in February: Congenital Heart Defects Awareness

circulating now — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:00:38 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ Today is Valentines Day, a day associated with hearts. In fact, the entire month of

The Truth About Black Cats

circulating now — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:00:30 +0000

Superstitions about black cats are common even today and are reinforced especially during Halloween. For instance, folklore tells us that if a black cat crosses your path, bad luck is sure to follow. But appearances are deceiving.

Max Beckmann: The Faces of World War I

circulating now — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:30:23 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ “My heart beats more for a rougher, commoner, more vulgar art … one that offers

A Glimpse into the Life of Cornelia Mercer

circulating now — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:00:11 +0000

Cornelia Mercer poses with four fellow nurses at the Union Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore, ca. 1909.

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Cornelia Mercer poses with four fellow nurses at the Union Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1909.

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A Salute to Jerry Hecht

circulating now — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:00:24 +0000

A nurse reads a thermometer.

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The Young at Heart

circulating now — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:00:36 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ A gallery of WWI era postcards from the Zwerdling Postcard Collection.

Lenox Hill Hospital’s Modernization Captured in Photographs

circulating now — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 15:00:33 +0000

Ambulance entrance at Lenox Hill Hospital, ca. 1966, after renovations

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Ambulance entrance at Lenox Hill Hospital, ca. 1966, after renovations

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Total Eclipse of the Sun

circulating now — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:00:16 +0000

Memories of the 2017 Solar eclipse.

Color Our Collections – National Library of Medicine

circulating now — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:00:49 +0000

The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) hosts an annual week-long, international, social media event called, #ColorOurCollections.

Cough Killer’s Secret Ingredient

circulating now — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:00:28 +0000

Patent medicines were in fact rarely patented. In the 19th century, the term came to refer to the unregulated commercial remedies that were available to consumers without a prescription.

Trade Cards in The Fight Against AIDS

circulating now — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:00:45 +0000

Drawing of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Drawing of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Autumn Highlights

circulating now — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:00:30 +0000

Hand-colored woodcut of a tree from “Ortus Sanitatis,” bearing leaves in a golden color often seen on trees during autumn.

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Color Me Healthy

circulating now — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:00:56 +0000

Coloring book with a cartoon of a louse on the cover

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The Latest Greatest Coloring Book About Lice

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Why me?

circulating now — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:00:13 +0000

Mosquito bites can be serious, some of the insects are vectors for diseases.

Images from the History of Medicine is Moving to NLM Digital Collections

circulating now — Tue, 31 May 2016 18:30:56 +0000

Image of a man with a toothache pointing out the tooth to a dentist.

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Image of a man with a toothache pointing out the tooth to a dentist.

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Images from the History of Medicine in Open-i

circulating now — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:00:46 +0000

Screen shot of Images from the History of medicine in Open-i

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Rare Disease Day 2016

circulating now — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:00:51 +0000

Artist May Lesser drawing of a resident examining a child patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Dr. Schwartz’s Stamp Collection

circulating now — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:00:14 +0000

Stamp page from the collection of Adolf Schwartz

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July Blooms

circulating now — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:00:35 +0000

A botanical illustration of the flower, fruit, and seed of the Larkspur, the July birth flower, and one of the plants featured in Elizabeth Blackwell's 1737 book A Curious Herbal.

Ready… Set… CLICK!

circulating now — Tue, 12 May 2015 15:00:08 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth After a long winter, Spring is greeted with much anticipation. There is no better time to

World Tuberculosis Day

circulating now — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:00:04 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth On March 24, 1882, a medical milestone was achieved. Dr. Robert Koch reported his discovery that Mycobacterium

Global Healing

circulating now — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:00:26 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ “I have always been drawn to people and have sought to see them compassionately and

Season’s Greetings

circulating now — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 16:00:40 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ In 1907 Emily Bissell introduced the colorful and festive Christmas Seals to the United States.

What’s Your Quit Day?

circulating now — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:00:36 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth For nearly 42 million Americans, smoking is a hard habit to break. The American Cancer Society

Costume Conundrum?

circulating now — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:00:32 +0000

Still looking for a costume idea for Halloween? Find inspiration in this 1962 series of 12 prints "2300 Years of Medical Costume: Distinctive Garb of the Medical and Related Professions from the Time of Hippocrates and the Napoleonic Era."

National Library of Medicine Now Part of The Commons on Flickr

circulating now — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:00:03 +0000

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Actively Fighting Childhood Obesity

circulating now — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:00:58 +0000

This 2003 poster, published by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, promotes the concept of teenagers having an active lifestyle.

A Call To Action to Prevent Skin Cancer

circulating now — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:00:11 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth In the fun summer months, it is often difficult to remember that outdoor activities in

Take the Test, Take Control

circulating now — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:00:27 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This 1995 poster, “You Are Not Alone,” from the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), attempts to

Kick Polio out of Nigeria

circulating now — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:00:47 +0000

By Erika Mills ~ During the World Cup, the globe is consumed by The Beautiful Game. Soccer is everywhere—even in

Nurses—The Heart of Healing

circulating now — Tue, 06 May 2014 15:00:51 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an

World Malaria Day

circulating now — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:00:47 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth Every year on April 25th the world commemorates the global effort to control malaria by recognizing

Celebrating Salk

circulating now — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:00:11 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth In this black and white photograph from the 1950s, a nurse stands by while Jonas Salk

Honoring the Red Cross

circulating now — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:00:07 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This World War I-era poster created by artist John Mills depicts a Red Cross nurse helping

Join Together, Heart to Heart

circulating now — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:00:59 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~This 1987 public health poster encourages maintaining healthy blood pressure as a way to attain proper heart health.

Happy New Year!

circulating now — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:00:20 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This 1491 woodcut illustration from the herbal Ortus Sanitatis shows the horse, a symbol of nobility,

A Call to Service

circulating now — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:00:51 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., pastor, activist and prominent leader of the American civil rights movement,

Louis Braille’s Vision

circulating now — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:00:45 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ January is National Braille Literacy Month, which occurs every year in honor of the birth

Winter Weather Woes

circulating now — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:00:26 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ The winter solstice is upon us, the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Be careful out there!

Spotlight on Guy’s Hospital

circulating now — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:00:38 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This festive print by H. Johnson, published in the January 28, 1888 issue of The Graphic,

It’s a Kind of Magic

circulating now — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:00:03 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ Magic lantern slides were known for their colorful and dramatic qualities. This slide, as used for therapeutic purposes at St. Elizabeths Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. that opened in 1855.

‘Tis the Season

circulating now — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:00:52 +0000

By Jeffrey S. Reznick and Ginny A. Roth ~ Beginning today and through the month of December, Circulating Now offers

Giving Thanks

circulating now — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:00:47 +0000

In this thanksgiving discourse from 1795, when our nation was still very young, the speaker renders thanks for peace and for fruitful seasons and ends with special gratitude for the swift end of an epidemic fever.

Quit Smoking… It’s Only Logical

circulating now — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:00:25 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This 1989 poster from the American Cancer Society (ACS) features pop culture icon Leonard Nimoy, as

The Dance of Death

circulating now — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:00:48 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth Halloween is not a night for the faint of heart. This frighteningly festive 15th century woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle is captioned by a celebratory Latin verse which speaks of death as a friend.

Uniting Nations

circulating now — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:00:18 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This undated poster from the United Nations (UN) Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, “Health

Combating Childhood Obesity

circulating now — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:00:41 +0000

By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Childhood obesity can lead to diseases

Celebrating Walter Reed

circulating now — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:00:28 +0000

By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Today would have been Major Walter Reed’s 162nd birthday. Reed, shown in this

A Headstart on Lice Prevention

circulating now — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:00:07 +0000

By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth ~ New backpack? Check. New pencils, pens, and notebooks? Check. Lice comb? Che…Lice

The Red Poppy: A Curious Herbal

circulating now — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:00:47 +0000

By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth ~ This image, rightly called “Red Poppy,” appears in the eighteenth century herbal

Dr. Albert Sabin: A Closer Look

circulating now — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:00:19 +0000

By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Dr. Albert Sabin was born today, August 26 in 1906 in Poland and

Don’t Hesitate. Vaccinate.

circulating now — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:00:27 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This 1977 poster titled “Parents of Earth, Are Your Children Fully Immunized?” from the Centers for Disease

The Blood Donor Evolution

circulating now — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:00:08 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth This 1981 poster titled “The Summer Blood Donor is a Rare Bird – Be Distinguished” from

Seeing is Believing

circulating now — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:00:50 +0000

By Ginny A. Roth ~ If you can read this chart, then you may have very good vision. This international,