We often think of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) as a place for current biomedical literature—PubMed searches, MeSH terms, and systematic reviews.But quietly, and generously, NLM also opens a window into the past through its Digital Collections. The Digital Collections of the NLM bring together digitised books, manuscripts, reports, images, films, and historical documents related to medicine, public health, and the life sciences. And the best part?They are freely accessible to anyone, anywhere. NLM Digital Collections website Why these Collections of the NLM matter Medicine does not exist in isolation from history. Many of today’s debates—on epidemics, ethics, medical…