The Charles E Frosst & Co was founded
In 1899, Charles E. Frosst & Co, was founded by Mr. Frosst and four associates who rapidly introduced…
Typhoid struck Minnesota Volunteer Infantry camping at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds
On Jul. 16, 1898, 400 members of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry were hospitalized with typhoid after camping…
Sir Ronald Ross proved the role of Anopheles mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria parasites in humans
On Aug. 20, 1897, Sir Ronald Ross made his landmark discovery. While dissecting the stomach tissue of an…
Maxwell W Becton and Fairleigh S Dickinson Established Becton, Dickinson and Company
In 1897, Maxwell W. Becton and Fairleigh S. Dickinson established Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) in New York,…
An Austrian newspaper reported a type of radiation now known as X-rays
On Jan. 5, 1896, an Austrian newspaper (Wiener Presse) reported that German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had discovered a…
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Thomas Caspar Gilchrist First Identified Blastomycosis
In 1894, Thomas Caspar Gilchrist from the University of Maryland first identified blastomycosis. Gilchrist initially believed the disease…
Eastern European immigrants were confined to North Brother Island near New York due to Typhus outbreak
In 1892, the port of New York imposed a 20 day quarantine on all immigrant passengers who traveled…
The Pasteur Institute was established as a rabies treatment center
On Nov. 14, 1888, the Pasteur Institute was established as a rabies treatment center as well as an…
Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson published “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment”
In 1888, Johnson ï¾ & ï¾ Johnson published “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment.” The book quickly became one the…
The first X-ray was produced at Yale
On Feb. 5, 1886, Dr. Arthur Wright who produced the first X-ray at Yale the previous year, published…
Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an investigation of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia
Between 1884-1895, Milton J. Rosenau, Leslie L. Lumsen, Joseph H. Kastle and other Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an…
Benjamin P. Cheney Academy (Eastern Washington University) was founded
On Apr. 3, 1882, Eastern Washington University (EWU) was founded. Originally named Benjamin P. Cheney Academy for the…
New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was the first hospital in America devoted to cancer and skin disorders
In 1872, the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was founded as the first hospital in America devoted…
William Worrall Mayo opened a medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota
On Jan. 27, 1864, William Worrall Mayo opened a medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota. He had been directed…
Adolphe Chatin published the hypothesis of population iodine deficiency associated with endemic goiter
In 1852, Adolphe Chatin, a French chemist, was the first to publish the hypothesis of population iodine deficiency…
The Medical Society of South Carolina Granted Charter by State Assembly
On Dec. 20, 1823, the South Carolina General Assembly granted the request of the Medical Society of South…
The Medical College of South Carolina was incorporated
In 1823, The Medical College, a private institution of the Medical Society of South Carolina was incorporated in…
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The first U.S. patent was signed by President George Washington
On Jul. 31, 1790, Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent under the new U.S. patent statute signed…
The University of North Carolina was founded
On Dec. 11, 1789, the University of North Carolina (UNC) was founded. The UNC was the first public…
Stephen Hales first measures blood pressure in a horse
In 1727, Stephen Hales first measured the blood pressure in a horse. Hale continued his studies on cardiac…
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek reported microscopic observations on mold, parts of a bee and a louse
On Sept. 17, 1683, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, known as “the Father of Microbiology” wrote to the Royal Society…
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Chinese medical writings recorded decreases in goiter size upon ingestion of seaweed (iodine)
Early Chinese medical writings in approximately 3600 B.C. were the first to record the decreases in goiter size…