By Steven Heller ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis attracted considerable attention from artists and writers. Along with
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2023/07/27/huber-the-tuber-1943/
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Kiana Wilkerson, Katherine Randall, PhD, and E. Thomas Ewing, PhD to share their research on the Piedmont Tuberculosis Sanatorium for
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2022/02/24/patient-pamphlet-for-piedmont-tb-sanatorium-va-1940/
Circulating Now welcomes guest bloggers Kiana Wilkerson, Katherine Randall, PhD, and E. Thomas Ewing, PhD to share their research on World War II veteran and
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2021/11/11/inez-holmes-nurse-and-veteran/
By Kathy High and Michael Sappol ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011 and also available on Medicine on Screen: Films
By Ginny A. Roth ~ Before the age of social media, posters were a primary form of visual communication meant to catch the public’s eye
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2020/07/09/prevention-posters-push-the-message/
By Liping Bu ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. Tuberculosis carried a social stigma for both the individual and
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2018/06/07/chinese-anti-tuberculosis-flyers-ca-1940/
By Susan L. Speaker ~ In the summer of 1901, Elizabeth Blauvelt, a Johns Hopkins medical student, prepared a summary of data (“Report on Data
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2018/01/31/collecting-data-about-tuberculosis-ca-1900/
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Dr. Devin Orgeron, an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, teaching courses in Film Theory, Film History Since 1940, The
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Cynthia Connolly. Dr. Connolly is Associate Professor of Nursing at the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2016/10/06/fresh-air-and-the-white-plague/
In nineteenth century America, tuberculosis accounted for nearly one out of every ten deaths. Known most commonly as “consumption,” this disease was dreaded across society
In nineteenth century America, tuberculosis accounted for nearly one out of every ten deaths. Known most commonly as “consumption,” this disease was dreaded across society
In nineteenth century America, tuberculosis accounted for nearly one out of every ten deaths. Known most commonly as “consumption,” this disease was dreaded across society
By Ginny A. Roth On March 24, 1882, a medical milestone was achieved. Dr. Robert Koch reported his discovery that Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the cause of
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/03/24/world-tuberculosis-day/
By Ginny A. Roth ~ In 1907 Emily Bissell introduced the colorful and festive Christmas Seals to the United States.
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2014/12/24/seasons-greetings/
By Sophie Lipman Religion and science, two concepts sometimes viewed as incompatible today, were seen by many in the 1930s and ‘40s as mutually supportive
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2014/08/26/medicine-morality-faith-and-film/
By Sarah Eilers Peter Borik: The Story of the Tragedy He Brought His Family, 1944 In the mid-20th century, U.S. public health authorities used a
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2014/03/24/tb-a-killer-then-a-killer-now/