By Tal Golan ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Dr. William J. Morton (1845–1920) hurried this book, The X Continue reading Source: NLM
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Finding Hope: A Woman’s Place is in the Lab
By Ashley Bowen ~ While doing some research ahead of the 50th anniversary of the rubella vaccine in June 2019, I came across an image Continue reading Source: NLM
Remembering Melvin R. Laird, 1922–2016
By Jeffrey Reznick The NLM’s History of Medicine Division mourns the passing of Melvin R. Laird, former Republican congressman from Wisconsin (1953–1969), Secretary of Defense Continue reading Source: NLM
Autumn Highlights
By Ginny A. Roth The autumnal equinox has come and gone, and what lies ahead of us are cooler temperatures, falling leaves, and the beginning Continue reading Source: NLM
A Portrait of the Medical World of 1911
By Stephen J. Greenberg It is, perhaps, a bit hard for the modern reader to imagine that a coffee table book consisting solely of portraits Continue reading Source: NLM
Ready… Set… CLICK!
By Ginny A. Roth After a long winter, Spring is greeted with much anticipation. There is no better time to dust off those cameras, head Continue reading Source: NLM
Celebrating Walter Reed
By Laura McNulty and Ginny A. Roth Today would have been Major Walter Reed’s 162nd birthday. Reed, shown in this picture with his daughter Emilie Continue reading Source: NLM
MCCR was There
By Elizabeth A. Mullen As crowds gather today on the Mall in Washington, DC—on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington Continue reading Source: NLM