Medical College of South Carolina researchers published artucle that linked brown lung disease (asbestosis) with cancer
In May 1935, Kenneth Lynch and William Atmar Smith from the Medical College of South Carolina published an…
A University of Iowa laboratory was the first to record human electroencephalograph (EEG) activity
In 1935, a University of Iowa laboratory was the first to record human electroencephalograph (EEG) activity, led by…
Scientists created the first filter able to trap viruses
On Jul. 8, 1933, Christopher Andrewes, Laidlaw and W Smith from the Medical Research Council (MRC) reported that…
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New World screwworm migrated to Southeast U.S.
In 1933, the New World Screwworm (NWS) was first documented as a significant problem in the Southeast following…
The Tumor Instutute of the Swedish Hospital opened its doors
In 1932, the Tumor Institute of the Swedish Hospital opened its doors. Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association, later known…
The electron microscope was invented
In 1931, the electron microscope was invented by Max Knoll and Ernst Ruska at the Berlin Technische Hochschule….
Sara Branham identified a new organism, Neisseria flavescens, as a rare cause of meningitis and septicemia in humans
In 1930, Sara E. Branham identified a new organism, Neisseria flavescens, as a rare cause of meningitis and…
The name of the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration was shortened to Food and Drug Administration
In 1930, the name of the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration was shortened to Food and Drug Administration…
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Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine was established
In 1930, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) was established, funded…
Hoffman-La Roche established U.S. plant in Nutley, NJ
In 1929, Hoffman-La Roche outgrew its New York offices, prompting the development of a new plant in Nutley,…
George Papanicolaou finds vaginal cell smears (the Pap smear) can reveal the presence of cervical cancer
In 1928, George Papanicolaou discovered that vaginal cell smears (the Pap smear) revealed the presence of cervical cancer….
The University of Oregon Medical School took over operation of Doernbecher
In 1928, The University of Oregon Medical School takes over operation of Doernbecher Hospital. Frank Doernbecher was a…
Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was built on the Marquam Hill campus
In 1926, Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was built on the Marquam Hill campus and becomes the first…
Leo Rigler was appointed associate professor of radiology at the University of Minnesota
In 1924, Leo Rigler was appointed associate professor of radiology at the University of Minnesota. Rigler obtained full…
Plan for Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was announced
On Oct. 14, 1923, plans were announced for Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children. Frank S. Doernbecher was a…
Frederick Banting and Charles Best administered insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs proving insulin’s efficacy in treating human diabetes
In 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best who extracted the hormone insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs in…
Edward Francis extended the earlier observations on tularemia
In 1919, Edward Francis extended the earlier observations on tularemia. His other studies, continued into the 1920s, clarified…
The Spanish Flu reached Oregon
On Oct. 3, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached Portland, Oregon when Private James McNeese, a young soldier on…
Nashville reported its first influenza cases
On Sept. 27, 1918, local Nashville newspapers reported that there were at least a handful of cases within…
The influenza epidemic arrived in New Orleansﾠ
On Sept. 16, 1918, the influenza epidemic arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana when an oil tanker with an…
First mention of influenza appeared in weekly public health report
On Apr. 4, 1918, the first mention of influenza appeared in a weekly public health report. The report…
Alice C. Evans described the organism that caused undulant fever
In 1918, Alice C. Evans described the organism that caused undulant fever. Despite severe and persistent criticism of…
Mather Neill discovered scrotal reactions of guinea pigs with “Mexican” typhus could be used as differential test with typhus
In 1917, Mather H. Neill discovered that scrotal reactions of guinea pigs with “Mexican” typhus (later known as…
The Emory Unit, Base Hospital 43, served during World War I
In 1917, when the U.S. entered World War I, Emory University organized a medical unit that would be…
The Oregon Children’s Development and Rehabilitation Center Service Program established at OHSU
In 1917, the state wide Children’s Development and Rehabilitation Center Service Program was established in the University of…
David Marine and colleagues initiated an iodine prophylaxis program in over 2100 schoolgirls
In 1917, David Marine, a U.S. physician in Ohio, and his colleagues initiated an iodine prophylaxis program in…
Large polio epidemic in the New York
On Jun. 17, 1916, an official announcement of the existence of an epidemic polio infection was made in…
Paul Dudley White introduced the electrocardiograph to the U.S.
In 1914, at Harvard Medical School, Paul Dudley White introduced the electrocardiograph to the U.S. The original electrocardiograph…
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The first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in Ladies’ Home Journal
In 1913, the first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in the popular women’s magazine (Ladies’…
Laboratory evidence of polio infection in persons with non-paralytic disease was published
On Nov. 30, 1912, John F. Anderson and Wade H. Frost published “Transmission of Poliomyelitis by Means of…