This year, 2024, marks the 60th anniversary of U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry’s 1964 landmark Smoking and Health report, which
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Reflections on the 1964 Smoking and Health Report: Don Shopland Part I
This year, 2024, marks the 60th anniversary of U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry’s 1964 landmark Smoking and Health report, which
Maxine Singer—A Life in Research and Advocacy
Maxine Singer, a former NIH trainee, researcher and leader, died in 2024 at age 93. Dr. Singer is remembered for her contributions to biochemistry and her efforts to encourage diversity in the scientific workforce.
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
Statistics for the People
By Christopher J. Phillips ~ Through the pioneering work of historian Harry Marks and others over the past three decades,
Mrs. Medicine: Doctors’ Wives and the Making of Modern American Health Care
An interview with Kelly O’Donnell PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on mid-20th century women’s auxiliary organizations in medicine.
Characterizing Carceral Health at the NLM
By Jessica L. Adler ~ While undertaking research for a book on the history of medical care in U.S. carceral
Revealing Data: Reflections on the APGAR Score
By Kelly West ~ When I consider that I was once a sickly, premature baby brought into this world while
The Films of Virologist Telford Work
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.
Robin, Peter, and Darryl: Three to the Hospital, 1969
By Trey Bunn ~ I recently spent some time with a film called Robin, Peter, and Darryl: Three to the