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Online Exhibitions and Digital Projects Visible Human Project Paul Berg (b. 1926) Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health
Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health exhibition: Administering oral rehydration therapy, Bangladesh, 1980s. Courtesy ICDDR,B

Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health
Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health, a new exhibition at the National Library of Medicine, looks at the revolution in global health that is taking place in towns and cities around the world.

Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body exhibition: DNA gene

Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body
Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body is about the history of forensic medicine.

Changing the Face of Medicine exhibition: Lori Arviso Alvord performing surgery

Changing the face of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine celebrates the lives and achievements of America's women physicians.
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Profiles in Science
Archival collections of twentieth-century leaders in biomedical research and public health are available to the public through modern digital technology. Fact Sheet



Dream Anatomy exhibition: Ontleding des menschelyken lichaams... Amsterdam, 1690. Copperplate engraving with etching. Govard Bidloo

Dream Anatomy
An exhibition about anatomy and the artistic imagination, featuring material from the Library's collections

Islamic Medical Manuscripts: Illustration, in ink and opaque watercolors, of a male figure with his abdomen and chest opened to reveal the internal organs. His right hand holds a second set of genitalia, and a horn is in his other hand, with a sketch of the liver and gallbladder in the upper left corner. Undated and unsigned, probably 18th century, India. MS P 20, fol. 555a

Islamic Medical Manuscripts
Learn about Islamic medicine and science during the Middle Ages and the important role it played in the history of Europe.

Historical Anatomies on the Web: Andreas Vesalius: De corporis humani fabrica libri septem, page 170

Historical Anatomies on the Web
High-quality images from important anatomical atlases in the Library's collection.

Turning the Pages: Blackwell's Herbal

Turning the Pages
Using computer animation and high-quality images, experience a digitally browsable book.

Greek Medicine from the Gods to Galen exhibition: In this noted vase painting, Achilles tends to the wounds of Patroclus.

Greek Medicine from the Gods to Galen
Explore ancient Greek medicine and many of the foundations of modern Western medicine.

Regional Medical Programs
An historical collection of prints, photographs, transcripts and video interviews on the history of the Regional Medical Program. Fact Sheet


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Last reviewed: 13 January 2009
Last updated: 13 January 2009
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