By Christie Moffatt and Elizabeth A. Mullen ~ Annually on December 1st, World AIDS Day energizes the public to unite
Searching for Pumpkins
By Lindsay Franz ~ Pumpkin season is upon us! Pumpkin flavored coffee, candles, lotions and even beer are everywhere as
Statistics for the People
By Christopher J. Phillips ~ Through the pioneering work of historian Harry Marks and others over the past three decades,
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.
Promising Future, Complex Past: Artificial Intelligence and the Legacy of Physiognomy
By Erika Mills ~ Today’s artificial intelligence and computer science technologies can identify a person, infer one’s emotions and tendencies,
The Palmistry Entertainment of Praetorius, 1661
By Lauren Kassell ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Chiromancy, the art of palm
Making Exhibition Connections: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Libraries, museums, and organizations throughout the United States and across the world host National Library of Medicine (NLM) traveling exhibitions.
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.