Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Dr. E. Thomas Ewing, who discusses the efforts of his students at Virginia Tech to
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Profiles in Science: Risk Factors: Measuring and Rating Health, Illness, and Mortality
By Christie Moffatt and Susan Speaker ~ The National Library of Medicine recently launched a new thematic Profiles in Science
Fueling the Return to School
By Lindsay Franz ~ Good nutrition is key to learning. The cognitive benefits of food, along with social interaction, suggest
A Brush with the History of the Dental Hygienist
By Lindsay Franz ~ Springtime means spring cleaning, but do you include cleaning your teeth as part of your annual
Revealing Data: Navigating Historical Biomedical Technology Research with Digital Humanities
By Brice Bowrey ~ Historians must sometimes grapple with deafening silence in the archival record. They can just as easily
Anorexia in the Archives: Documenting the Late Twentieth Century Rise in Eating Disorders
An interview with Alice Weinreb, PhD on her NLM History Talk and her research on anorexia nervosa in the 20th century.
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,
Revealing Data: Visualizations in Historical Collections
By Adam Korengold ~ Data visualization is a new and quickly evolving discipline. While the modern form of the practice
Revealing Data: Mortality in Mexico City during the 1890 Influenza Epidemic
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers E. Thomas Ewing, PhD, and Sydney Murphy from Virginia Tech to share their research into