On Dec. 18, 1992, Taxol (paclitaxel), an anticancer drug extracted from the bark of the Pacific yew, received…
On Dec. 10, 1992, the Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus vaccine inactivated (JE-Vax by Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases…
On Dec. 3, 1992, The United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed Dec. 3 as the International Day of…
On Nov. 19, 1992, Larry Moore was convicted of the murder of former Gallatin County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad…
On Nov. 2, 1992, the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center bridge opened. The 660-foot-long suspended pedestrian enclosed skybridge is…
On Oct. 27, 1992, the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was passed (P.L. 102-539) by the U.S. Congress…
On Oct. 27, 1992, the CDC was officially renamed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retraining its initials…
On Oct. 12, 1992, Edmond Fisher and Edwin Krebs of University of Washington’s (UW) School of Medicine received…
On Sept. 11, 1992, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began recommendations for folic acid…
On Sept. 3, 1992, PathoGenesis Corp. was founded by Robert Nowinski. The company, based in Seattle, developed an…
On Aug. 21, 1992, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved licensure of a second DTaP product, prepared…
On Jun. 25, 1992, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Center for…
On Jun. 1, 1992, the FDA recommended that all donated blood be screened for antibodies to human immunodeficiency…
On May 13, 1992, the U.S. Congress announced the Generic Drug Enforcement Act, sponsored by Rep. John Dingell…
On Apr. 16, 1992, a controlled trial of showed low-dose methotrexate to be effective in resistant Juvenile rheumatoid…
In Apr. 13, 1982, Representative Henry Waxman, U.S. Congressman from Los Angeles, held the first congressional hearing on…
In 1992, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Carl Djerassi ‘for his numerous contributions to…
On Feb. 29, 1992, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new food labeling rules. The purpose…
On Feb. 28, 1992, Madigan Army Medical Center opened its 1.2 million square foot complex, the newest and…
On Feb. 27, 1992, Dr. Robert Adams and Dr. Virgil C. McKie of the Medical College of Georgia…
In Jan. 1922, James Bertram Collip produced the first insulin for humans. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or…
In 1992, Rudolph A. Marcus of Caltech was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to…
In 1992, Dr. Gerald Edelman joined the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic faculty (TSRI). In addition to his…
In 1992, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s antibiotic, CEFZIL (cefprozil) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In 1992, the Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing building opened its doors. The building, located…
In 1992, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) building opened on the Oregon Health…
In 1992, Riverfront Research Park at the University of Oregon dedicated its first building. In the early 1980’s,…
In 1992, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) President Peter O. Kohler, M.D. announced the appointment of Grover…
In 1992, the Oregon Cancer Center, later known as the OHSU Cancer Institute, was founded at Oregon Health…
In 1992, The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ) joined with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) forming the first intercontinental…