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Celebrating Nurses' Ways of Knowing 05/08/2018 04:00 PM EDT In honor of National Nurses Week, this nurse—now library director—is wondering how NLM, the world's largest repository of biomedical knowledge, serves nurses and nursing. Certainly, the Library—with its rich collections and extensive services—addresses the scientific, scholarly practice of nursing well, but what about the other dimensions of nurses' ways of knowing? In 1975, for her … Continue reading "Celebrating Nurses' Ways of Knowing" NLM Technical Bulletin, May-Jun 2018, RxNorm May 2018 Release Available 05/08/2018 11:43 AM EDT The May full monthly release of RxNorm is available as of Monday, May 7, 2018. This release includes Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) unique identifiers from the 2018AA UMLS release files. NLM Technical Bulletin, May-Jun 2018, UMLS 2018AA Release Available 05/08/2018 10:41 AM EDT The 2018AA release of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Knowledge Sources is available for download as of May 7, 2018. It's Public Service Recognition Week. NLM staff answer: What does public service mean to you? 05/08/2018 09:00 AM EDT May 6-12, 2018 is Public Service Recognition Week. NLM in Focus reached out to a variety of NLM staff and asked, "What does public service mean to you?" This annual week to honor people who serve in federal, state, or local government has been celebrated since 1985. The week is organized annually by the Public… Medical Services and Warfare Digitization Project Completed in Partnership with Adam Matthew Digital 05/08/2018 08:55 AM EDT Digital collection now freely accessible onsite at NLM and from Adam Matthew Digital for institutional subscribers Genetics Home Reference: Melorheostosis 05/08/2018 12:00 AM EDT https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/melorheostosis Genetics Home Reference: Rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome 05/08/2018 12:00 AM EDT https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/rhabdoid-tumor-predisposition-syndrome MedlinePlus: Dislocated Shoulder 05/07/2018 11:07 AM EDT A dislocated shoulder is an injury that happens when the top of upper arm bone pops out of the socket in your shoulder blade. It is painful and serious, and should be treated right away. Learn more. MedlinePlus: Eosinophilic Esophagitis 05/07/2018 11:07 AM EDT Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disease in which eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) build up in your esophagus. It causes damage and inflammation. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment.   This service is provided to you at no charge by the NLM Office Of Communication and Public Liaison. This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894