Katrin Schultheiss, Ph.D. will speak on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:00 ET in the Lister Hill Auditorium at the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Continue reading Source: NLM
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A Great War Postscript: Spring 1919
At last, Dr. Bayne-Jones received word that he would be released from army service in May 1919. By early June, he was back in the U.S. for the first time in over…
Naming, Networks, and Power in Histories of Medicine in Africa
Sarah Runcie, PhD, on her article in the new open-access book Viral Networks: Connecting Digital Humanities and Medical History Continue reading Source: NLM
One Medical Officer’s Armistice Day
By Susan L. Speaker ~ The newspaper headlines on November 11, 1918 were exultant: after more than four long years, the Great War was over! Continue reading Source: NLM
“Our dear Laddie has been taken”: Edward Revere Osler killed in Flanders, August 1917
By Susan Speaker ~ In an earlier post, I highlighted the wartime experiences of Sir William Osler, who is often called “the father of American Continue reading Source: NLM
“Fire-workes” for the 17th Century
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ The 4th of July is a day to celebrate America’s independence, an occasion often marked with a wide range of Continue reading Source: NLM
The U.S. Army Medical Department begins Operations in France
By Susan Speaker ~ In recent posts, we’ve featured Base Hospital #4, the first group of American Expeditionary Force (AEF) medical personnel to join the Continue reading Source: NLM
U.S. Army Base Hospital #4 Receives Royal Greeting in England
By Susan Speaker ~ On May 18, 1917, the Base Hospital #4 group arrived in Liverpool on the HMS Orduna. They were the first of Continue reading Source: NLM
U.S. Army Base Hospital #4 Embarks for Europe
By Susan Speaker ~ The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Just one month later, the first unit of the American Continue reading Source: NLM
Medical Identity and Ethnicity in 19th-Century New Orleans
Dr. Amy Wiese Forbes spoke today at the National Library of Medicine on “Medical Identity and Ethnicity in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans.” Dr. Forbes is Associate Continue reading Source: NLM
The 1889 Russian Flu in the News
In November 1889, a rash of cases of influenza-like-illness appeared in St. Petersburg, Russia. Soon, the “Russia Influenza” spread across Europe and the world. This Continue reading Source: NLM
Mapping the 1889-1890 Russian Flu
In November 1889, a rash of cases of influenza-like-illness appeared in St. Petersburg, Russia. Soon, the “Russia Influenza” spread across Europe and the world. This Continue reading Source: NLM
The Revolutionary who Discovered Radium
By Elizabeth Fee Albert Einstein said “I have always admired . . Marie Curie. Not only did she do outstanding work in her lifetime, and Continue reading Source: NLM
Dr. Swan writes from Normandy, 1944
On June 6, 1944, among the troops that waded onto the Normandy beaches were over 40 U.S. surgical teams. Dr. Henry Swan described his experience… Continue reading Source: NLM
The Spirit of Memorial Day
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ The origin of the Memorial Day observance in America is disputed, with several states and communities claiming primacy as the Continue reading Source: NLM
The Divine Sarah and her Divine Doctor
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Robert Gottlieb. Robert is a writer and editor, and the author of Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt; Balanchine: The Continue reading Source: NLM
Louis Braille’s Vision
By Ginny A. Roth ~ January is National Braille Literacy Month, which occurs every year in honor of the birth of Louis Braille born January Continue reading Source: NLM
The Eleventh Hour
By Kenneth M. Koyle ~ When the United States entered the “Great War” in April of 1917, doctors and nurses were among the first volunteers Continue reading Source: NLM
Three Rare Volumes Go to New York
By Michael J. North I was quite excited when I heard that The Grolier Club of New York was staging an exhibition on the history Continue reading Source: NLM
James Reese Europe in Paris
By Alexsandra Mitchell In the midst of chaos and war, there is peace and joy through music! This image from the NLM’s collections features James Continue reading Source: NLM