In 1998, the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act (MQSA) was passed by the U.S. Congress and continued the…
In 1998, the Pediatric Rule was implemented that required drug manufacturers to study the efficacy and safety of…
In 1998, some research caused concern that hepatitis B vaccination might be linked with multiple sclerosis (MS), a…
In 1998, Yale Cancer Center researchers discovered the gene, Survivin, which is linked to the detection of some…
In 1998, the The Prostate Centre at VGH, now known as the Vancouver Prostate Centre, was founded. The…
In 1998, National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the City of Hope Cancer Center NCI-comprehensive cancer center designation. City…
In 1998, The Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $5 million gift from local philanthropist Henrietta Lee which…
In 1998, Harvard Medical School-based scientists established the Institute of Chemistry and Cell Biology (ICCB), to facilitate the…
In 1998, Tamoxifen, created with the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line established by Karmanos, was revealed to reduce…
In 1998, The Case Cancer Center (Case CCC) was recognized as an National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer…
In 1998, the Neurological Sciences Institute (NSI) joined the university as its fifth research unit. NSI researchers conduct…
In 1998, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital’s new state-of-the-art pediatric medical complex was opened. Built with private funding and bond…
On Nov. 11, 1997, the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights was adopted unanimously and…
On Nov. 4, 1997, Vice President Al Gore and Senator Mark O. Hatfield attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the…
On Oct. 9, 1997, Stanford researchers announced that in a series of experiments performed in mice and rats,…
On Aug. 13, 1997, the Stamp Out Breast Cancer Act (PL 105-41) was signed into law by President…
On Jul. 29, 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could…
On Jul. 1, 1997, the operations, employees and obligations of the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (MCV), formerly…
On May 16, 1997, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) participated in the televised Presidential…
In August 1997, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that directed the U.S. Postal Service to issue its first…
In 1997, Arthur L. Horwich, M.D. and colleagues revealed the atomic structure of a molecular protein-folding machine that…
In 1997, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a group that became the National…
In 1997, The Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would be…
In 1997, the University of Iowa established the Center for Macular Degeneration. The Center was later renamed the…
In 1997, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University received its National Cance Institute ‘comprehensive’…
In 1997, cancer stem cells were first identified in acute myelogenous leukemia. They will later be identified in…
In 1997, Kurt Amplatz invented the Amplatzer Septal Occluder. The device is inserted by percutaneous catheter placement, thus…
In 1997, the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP), created by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is a multi-year…
In 1997, Kurt Amplatz, MD and son-in-law Frank Gougeon founded AGA Medical. The company, based in Plymouth, designed…
In 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Chinese scientists found that occupational exposure to benzene is associated…