By Todd M. Olszewski ~ As a historian, I study the intersections among clinical medicine, health research, and health policy.
Category: Guests
Circulating Now welcomes posts from guest bloggers relating to their association with history of medicine and the collections of the National Library of Medicine.
Stanley Stein and The Star
Circulating Now welcomes guest author Elizabeth Schexnyder, curator of the National Hansen’s Disease Museum in Carville, Louisiana, to share the
(Un)fit to Nurse: Efficiency and Discipline at the Philippine General Hospital, 1898–1916
An interview with Ren Capucao, MSN, RN on his NLM History Talk and his research on the Philippine General Hospital at the turn of the 20th century.
Revealing Data: Navigating Historical Biomedical Technology Research with Digital Humanities
By Brice Bowrey ~ Historians must sometimes grapple with deafening silence in the archival record. They can just as easily
Sleep: Analysis of a 1-Year Diary From 1755–56
Circulating Now welcomes Hartmut Schulz, PhD, and Gerhard Dirlich, PhD, to share their research on an anonymous sleep journal in
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.
Selecting a Surgical Solution for Ulcers
By Christopher Crenner ~ Can one surgical problem have more than one surgical solution? A version of this question vexed
Joseph Lovell at Blair House
Settled in the entrance hall of Blair House, also known as the President’s Guest House, a portrait of Joseph Lovell awaits newly elected presidents and foreign heads of state as they make their way into history as guests of the famed home.
Advancing cancer research in Africa: Harold Stewart and the National Cancer Institute
Circulating Now welcomes Mark Parascandola, PhD, to discuss his research in the Harold Leroy Stewart Papers at the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Parascandola
Statistics for the People
By Christopher J. Phillips ~ Through the pioneering work of historian Harry Marks and others over the past three decades,