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#HistMed
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The National Library of Medicine at
#NIH
is proud to be working with
@WHOSTP
and others to make
#coronavirus
-related data available to the widest possible audience.
#COVID
-19
Our new
@medlineplus
magazine cover star
@madchenamick
shares her advice for families struggling with mental illness & explains why reducing stigma is crucial for bipolar disorder and other conditions
@CW_Riverdale
@NIMHgov
🚗Teen drivers with
#ADHD
are more likely to be involved in car crashes, but a computer-based driving simulation program can reduce their crash risk by 40 percent! Read more about this NIH-funded research in NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine.
For preprints authored by NIH-funded researchers & voluntarily posted to eligible preprint servers on or after 1/1/23, NLM will automatically include the full text of the preprint (as licenses allow) & citation info available in PubMed Central & PubMed:
Quarterback
@josh_dobbs1
talks about life with hair loss condition alopecia areata and spreading a message of self-confidence to others on and off the field in
@medlineplus
magazine
#HistMed
films.
@NCBI
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For
#AnatoMonday
, we're featuring images from "Photographic Illustrations of the Anatomy of the Human Ear" by Burton Alexander Randall (1858-1932) & Henry Lee Morse (1852-1929). Published in Philadelphia in 1887, the book has 25 plates comprising 75 figures w/ descriptive text.
Where you live can determine a lot of health conditions… including how much sleep you get. 😴 This is one of the social determinants of health
@NIH
wants to understand. See why in NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine.
#SDOH
@NIMHD
@nih_nhlbi
#COVID19
is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Learn about the basics like symptoms & what to do if you are sick; and see the latest info from
@CDCgov
on
#NIH
’s page:
#coronavirus
NLM is the world’s
#BiomedicalResearch
engine, providing scientists with the tools, methods, & databanks necessary to better understand & improve health. Learn more about NLM's role in this video narrated by
@NLMdirector
:
This guest blog post by
@CDCgov
colleagues reflects on a 2022 event for the 50th anniversary of the ending of the Syphilis Study at Tuskegee & Macon County, AL. Read how the event acknowledged wrongdoing, honored those impacted, & moved towards healing.
Today,
@NCBI_Clinical
's ClinVar reached one million variants in the database! Thanks to the clinical testing/research labs, expert panels, & others who share data. Their efforts mean the clinical genetics community can provide patients w/ better interpretations of variants.
With millions living with dementia in the U.S., Dr. Richard J. Hodes of
@NIHAging
& his team are discovering new ways to support healthy aging. Learn about Dr. Hodes' commitment to dementia research & more in this NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine interview.
NLM is pleased to announced a great lineup of speakers for our 2022
#NLMHistTalk
series. These lectures, which will take place throughout the year, will be available online and archived for later viewing. Learn more:
Welcome to the National Library of Medicine at
@NIH
! NLM is not a typical library; we curate the world’s richest collections of historical material from the 11th century to the most cutting-edge data of the 21st century. More on our offerings & resources:
Scientists have studied how to use mRNA to protect us from viruses for a long time. Learn more about what is—and isn’t—part of the Moderna
#COVID19
vaccine.
#NIHCEAL
#VaccineReady
📣 NLM is pleased to announce an update to the user interface of its PubMed Central (PMC) digital archive, a free full-text archive of biomedical & life sciences journal articles. This look & feel is the first step in an ongoing modernization effort.
@NCBI
"As an athlete, I learned the importance of setting and sticking to goals and keeping a positive attitude."
#Olympic
gymnast
@shannonmiller96
shared her story of survival as a long-term
@OvarianCancer
survivor with NIH MedlinePlus Magazine.
Join
@NLMdirector
as she introduces you to the world's largest biomedical library and talks about NLM's exciting future. Learn how NLM is serving scientists and society by accelerating biomedical discovery and data-powered health.
NLM is pleased to invite all who are interested to the virtual Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium, "Science, Society, and the Legacy of Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D.," on Thurs, 9/1 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Register to attend:
NLM wishes you a happy, safe
#Halloween
! Get in the spirit:
👻 Explore creepy blog posts:
🎃 View skeleton illustrations in our Digital Collections:
🦇 Take a look at our Dream Anatomies online exhibition:
Congratulations to NLM’s Dr. Eugene Koonin who was appointed as an NIH Distinguished Investigator, one of the highest honors NIH awards to its scientists!
Migraine is a leading cause of disability in the U.S. For a subset of people, migraine can develop into a chronic condition, causing even more frequent pain. Learn about the impact & outlook of
#ChronicMigraine
with NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine.
@NINDSnews
Happy
#ValentinesDay
! Today we are sending "Loving Thoughts," a World War I era postcard from NLM's historical Prints & Photographs collection. Produced by Bamforth & Co., the front features an oval color picture of a young nurse framed by a bouquet of roses.
🌳 For
#DNADay
, we're sharing images of a clone of the Tree of Hippocrates, the original of which can be found on the island of Cos, Greece. Legend holds that Hippocrates, regarded as the father of modern medicine, taught under the shade of that island tree.
@genome_gov
Meet Dr. Michael F. Chiang (
@NEIDirector
)! Dr. Chiang has worked tirelessly reorganizing
@NatEyeInstitute
's mission & strategy to ensure its research is accessible to those who need it most. NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine sat down w/ Dr. Chiang to learn more.
Award-winning actress
@tarajiphenson
won the hearts of millions with her acting, singing, & writing. Now she has taken on a bigger challenge as an advocate for improved
#MentalHealth
care, particularly for people of color. More in NIH MedlinePlus Magazine.
The NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine team wants to hear from you! To ensure that we continue delivering meaningful, informative content, consider completing our short readership survey:
❗ What is Bethesda, Maryland?
NLM and
@NIH
were featured on last night's episode of
@Jeopardy
. Learn more about our history and how we came to be in Bethesda:
The latest issue of NIH MedlinePlus Magazine highlights research to reduce pregnancy-related complications & deaths, ensuring healthy outcomes for mothers & their children. Read an introduction from
@DianaBianchiMD
,
@NICHD_NIH
director, to learn more.
Honest. Funny. Sometimes heart-breaking. Graphic Medicine communicates the author’s personal experience of illness and health through comics. Explore NLM’s Exhibition Collection of graphic medicine:
#comicsandmedicine
#graphicmedicine18
We are thrilled to announce that Stephen Sherry, PhD, has been named
@NCBI
Director at NLM & NLM Associate Director for Scientific Data Resources. Dr. Sherry will support a growing array of data, literature, & other information offerings/services from NLM.
Join us tomorrow, Thurs., 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. ET as Dr. Alexandre White of
@JHUArtsSciences
delivers the first 2022
#NLMHistTalk
: "Narratives of Pandemics Past: Archival Approaches to Understanding the
#COVID19
Pandemic." Watch live:
@A1RWhite
CNN host
@JohnKingCNN
has covered American politics for decades. He recently disclosed that he’s living with
#MultipleSclerosis
, a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system. Learn about his journey in NIH MedlinePlus Magazine.
January 16 marks the 13th Anniversary of the launch of Flickr Commons, and we want to set you up for a challenge: recreating a historical image from the Commons archive.
Head over to our blog post where you will find all the details.
#FlickrCommons13
We are pleased to announce grant funding to 12 institutions to support short-term
#Bioinformatics
&
#DataScience
training programs. This marks an $8 million investment by NLM to develop a well-trained, diverse research workforce in these fields.
@NIHgrants
✒️ Today is
#NationalHandwritingDay
& our most recent Circulating Now blog post celebrates the art of transcription. Flowery 18th/19th century script can be hard to read; this blog follows a journey to decipher shorthand from an item in the NLM collection.
Proud to announce: National Library of Medicine & Wellcome complete partnership to provide free access to thousands of back issues of historically significant
#biomedical
journals via PubMed Central (PMC) & Europe PMC.
@nlm_news
@WellcomeLibrary
October is National Medical Librarians Month! NLM is proud to support
#MedicalLibrarians
at
#NIH
and around the globe as they enable clinical discoveries and advances in health care. Celebrate the medical librarians in your community with us!
Need a dog-tor for
#NationalPuppyDay
? 🐶🩺
Produced by Defrahn Studios (Sayre, PA) between 1950 and 1970, this postcard from the NLM Zwerdling collection features two adorable puppies posing as doctor and patient.
View in the NLM Digital Collections:
Celebrate
#WomensHistoryMonth
with NLM & learn about historic figures like Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the U.S. to receive a medical degree. More in this Circulating Now blog post:
Help NLM improve accessibility! Our series of audio described (AD) videos () include audio captioning for those who are blind or with low vision. Take our AD video survey to help us better understand the viewer experience:
Are you one of the 25% of Americans that suffer from low back pain?
@UPMC_PMR
Department Chair, Dr. Gwendolyn Sowa's research supported by the
@NIH_NIAMS
seeks to improve diagnostic tools and treatment of lower back pain. Learn how at
📦🐈 Everyone knows a cat can't resist a good box.
#TradeCardTuesday
meets
#InternationalCatDay
in this 19th century trade card advertisement for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, marketed as an over-the-counter "cure-all" medicine.
🥚 Culinary historians have traced the origins of eggnog to a medieval British punch called “posset,” warm milk curdled with alcohol such as wine or beer, flavored with spices. This week's Circulating Now blog explores the history of this festive drink.
#BloodClots
can be fatal, but the
@TODAYshow
’s
@alroker
is making a full recovery thanks to a healthy lifestyle and support from friends and family. Read about his experience in NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine.
"For so many reasons, I am personally grateful to Dr. Lindberg, not the least of which is his transformation of the NLM into a global powerhouse of health information used millions of times a day by scientists, clinicians, and patients.”-Dr. Patti Brennan
Meet Dr. Nora Volkow,
@NIDAnews
director. As a research psychiatrist, she studies how substance abuse & addiction affect the brain. Read NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine to learn about why she pursued this career & about her passion for addiction policy reform.
TODAY! Michele C. Weigle, PhD, of
@oducs
, will give the final
#NLMHistTalk
of the year, "What’s in a Web Archive Collection? Summarization and Discovery of Archived Webpages," today at 2:00 p.m. ET. Watch live:
@WebSciDL
🎙️ NNLM Discovery, a newly launched podcast series from the Network of the National Library of Medicine, explores how NNLM engages with communities across the U.S. to provide access to trusted health information. Listen and subscribe:
Endometriosis, which occurs in ~10% of women of reproductive age, is when cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body. There is no cure, but NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine looks at NIH-supported research to find new treatments.
@NIH_ORWH
So proud to announce
@NLMdirector
Patti Brennan awarded the 2018 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence by
@AMIAinformatics
for her career achievements in bettering patient care & safety through medical informatics. See video via
@nlm_news
Celebrate
#InternationalWomensDay
by learning about about America's women physicians. Through the "Rise, Serve, Lead!" digital exhibition, walk through history and learn more about women on the front lines of medicine in the U.S.
Wonder what research at NLM looks like?
See how Dr. Yi-Kuo Yu & his team at
@NCBI
are building a bridge between medical & scientific research. Dr. Yu's lab looks at various biological problems at multiple levels of detail in order to gain quantitative understanding in biology.
🥧 From 19th-century pie recipes to 14th-century German manuscripts on the properties of spheres & the orbits of celestial bodies, the NLM collections are full of interesting items for
#PiDay
. Take a look at this 2017 Circulating Now blog post to explore.
Decorated
@TeamUSA
swimmer
@DaraTorres
earned a remarkable 12 Olympic medals over her career. She broke her 1st world record at age 14 & earned her last medals at 41—all while living w/ asthma. More in NIH MedlinePlus Magazine:
@USASwimming
@WeNeedToTalk
“Alzheimer’s disease & related dementias are a major source of distress & disability,” says Dr. Richard Hodes of
@NIHAging
. As part of the Meet the Director series, NIH
@MedlinePlus
Magazine spoke w/ Dr. Hodes to learn how he is supporting healthy aging.
#DYK
that 90% of poisoning cases occurred at home, and in 2019
@AAPCC
recorded 2.1 million calls to U.S. Poison Control Centers? Learn how to keep you and your loved ones safe at home at .
#NPPW21