NLM Announces 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Fellows in the History of Medicine
Following its April 27, 2018, call for applications to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Michael E. DeBakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine, the NLM is pleased to announce its 2019 DeBakey Fellows: (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - December 4, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Introduces 1CExhibitions Connect, 1D a New Opportunity for Institutions Hosting NLM Traveling Exhibitions
Announcement features an exhibition on the history of U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic in commemoration of World AIDS Day. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - November 30, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Blue Ribbon Panel Review of NLM's Intramural Research Program Released
A Blue Ribbon Panel established to review the intramural research program of the National Library of Medicine has issued its report. The Panel was chaired by Russ Altman, MD, PhD, from Stanford University, and included eight additional leading experts with a broad knowledge of biomedical informatics, computational biology, and data science. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - November 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

AMIA GIVES TOP HONOR TO NLM DIRECTOR PATRICIA FLATLEY BRENNAN, RN, PhD
This past weekend, NLM Director, Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, was presented the 2018 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium in San Francisco. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - November 7, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Job Openings: General Engineer
The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is hiring a General Engineer. This position opens 11/07/2018. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - November 6, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Mourns the Loss of Donald West King, MD, former Deputy Director for Research and Education
Donald West King, MD, died from complications of cancer on October 21, 2018. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - November 6, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Names Dr. Olivier Bodenreider as Acting Director of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications
NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has announced the appointment of Olivier Bodenreider, MD, PhD, as Acting Director of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC), effective November 1, 2018. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - November 1, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Mourns the Loss of Elizabeth Fee, PhD, former Chief of the NLM History of Medicine Division
NLM Mourns the Loss of Elizabeth Fee (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - October 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

National Library of Medicine Launches Redesigned Tox Town Website
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce a new design for the  Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur.   (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - October 17, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Funds Study to Forecast Long-Term Costs of Data
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has teamed up with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a study on forecasting the long-term costs for preserving, archiving, and promoting access to biomedical data. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - October 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Names Dr. Clem McDonald First Chief Health Data Standards Officer
NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has announced the appointment of Clem McDonald, MD, to the newly created position of Chief Health Data Standards Officer for the National Library of Medicine. Dr. McDonald ’s appointment will be effective November 1, 2018. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - October 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM VSAC Publishes an Addendum Update to the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Value Sets for 2019 Reporting
On September 17, 2018, The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Value Set Authority Center (VSAC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS), published an addendum to the eCQM annual update specifications originally published in May 2018.   This addendum updates eCQM value sets for the 2019 reporting period for Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and the performance period for Eligible Professionals (EPs) and Eligible Clinicians. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - October 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Technical Bulletin, Jan-Feb 2017, Updated Algorithm for the PubMed Best Match Sort Order [Editor's Note Added]
Editor's note added on September 27, 2018 — PubMed Labs: an experimental system for improving biomedical literature search. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - September 27, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Computer Science Pioneer Dr. Alan Kay to Deliver Lindberg-King Lecture September 26
Dr. Alan Kay (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - September 20, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

NLM Technical Bulletin, Sep-Oct 2018, 2019 MeSH Headings Available in the MeSH Browser
An alternate link to provide access to 2019 MeSH is available from the top navigation bar on the MeSH Browser homepage. (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - September 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news