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In the Pursuit of Mental Well-being: Robert H. Felix and Mental Health in America

November 1, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests, News One comment

An interview with Namhee Lee, PhD, on her NLM History Talk and her research on mental health in mid-20th century America.

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Visionary Technology: Exploring Eyeglasses and Impairment in the NLM Collection

October 10, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests, News, Rare Books & Journals One comment

An interview with Rachael Gillibrand, PhD, on herNLM History Talk and her research on how ocular health has influenced the design of eyeglasses throughout history.

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Ghāyat al-Itqān vs Ghāyat al-Bayān: Similarities and differences

September 19, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Guests, Rare Books & Journals Leave a comment

By Ayman Yasin Atat ~ During my recent visit to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) I explored the manuscripts

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Fueling the Return to School

August 29, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Prints & Photographs, Rare Books & Journals Leave a comment

By Lindsay Franz ~ Good nutrition is key to learning. The cognitive benefits of food, along with social interaction, suggest

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Unveiling the Manuscript MS A78 at NLM: The New Chemical Medicine

August 15, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Guests, Rare Books & Journals One comment

By Ayman Yasin Atat ~ During a recent visit to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), I had the opportunity

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Ghāyat al-Bayān: A Master Storyteller of Medical Knowledge Transmission

June 13, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Guests, Rare Books & Journals 3 comments

By Ayman Yasin Atat ~ During my recent visit to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), I had the privilege

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Cover of a pamphlet with the Filipino Nurses' Association logo and a National Library of Medicine stamp dated 1957.

(Un)fit to Nurse: Efficiency and Discipline at the Philippine General Hospital, 1898–1916

April 18, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests, News, Rare Books & Journals Leave a comment

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.

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A postcard with a dentist saying to a patient "due to the "gas" shortage, we must use other methods" and a woman with a big hammer standing by.

A Brush with the History of the Dental Hygienist

April 11, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Films & Videos, Prints & Photographs, Rare Books & Journals Leave a comment

By Lindsay Franz ~ Springtime means spring cleaning, but do you include cleaning your teeth as part of your annual

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Revealing Data: Navigating Historical Biomedical Technology Research with Digital Humanities

March 28, 2024 Circulating Now Archives & Manuscripts, Collections, Guests, Revealing Data Leave a comment

By Brice Bowrey ~ Historians must sometimes grapple with deafening silence in the archival record. They can just as easily

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Anorexia in the Archives: Documenting the Late Twentieth Century Rise in Eating Disorders

February 1, 2024 Circulating Now Collections, Films & Videos, For All the People, Guests, News 3 comments

An interview with Alice Weinreb, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on anorexia nervosa in the 20th century.

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