The CDC investigated a new highly infectious disease identified as Legionnaire’s disease
In 1968, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the first identified cases of Pontiac…
Federal revenues flowed into Alaska under the political leadership of US Senator Ted Stevens
In 1968, Ted Stevens, Alaska’s senior Senator, was elected to the U.S. Congress. His tenure made him the…
The CDC responded with famine relief in Nigeria during the Biafran war
In 1968, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded with famine relief in Nigeria during…
Dr Josef Rosch developed the technique of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
In 1968, Dr. Josef Rosch developed the technique of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). He also introduced embolic…
The National Communicable Disease Center became a bureau of the U S Public Health Service
In 1968, the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) became a bureau of the U. S. Public Health Service.
The CDC started a tuberculosis surveillance system in the US
In 1968, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started a tuberculosis surveillance system in the…
Medtronic annual sales skyrocketed to more than $12 million
In 1968, Medtronic annual sales skyrocketed to more than $12 million, with the company reporting net income in…
The FAO created a Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Unit
In 1968, The FAO created a Crop Ecology and Genetic Resources Unit to act as a clearinghouse for…
The world’s first successful bone-marrow transplant completed at the University of Minnesota
In 1968, the world’s first successful bone-marrow transplant was completed at the University of Minnesota Hospital under the…
The University of Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental Medicine was established
In 1968, the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental Medicine was established in recognition of the increasing need…
FDA formed the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation
In 1968, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formed the Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) to implement recommendations…
Gamborg Medium was developed by O.L. Gamborg for assisting soybean growth
In 1968, Gamborg Medium was developed by O.L. Gamborg as a medium of mineral salts, sucrose, vitamins and…
Animal Drug Amendments placed all regulation of new animal drugs under one section of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
In 1968, Animal Drug Amendments placed all regulation of new animal drugs under one section of the Food,…
St Jude researchers find that chemotherapy is effective against Ewing sarcoma, one of the most frequent malignant bone tumors in children
In 1968, St. Jude researchers find that chemotherapy is effective against Ewing sarcoma, one of the most frequent…
Russia renamed the Lenin All-Union Institute of Plant Industry the NIVavilov All-Union Institute of Plant Industry
In 1968, Russia renamed the Lenin All-Union Institute of Plant Industry the N.I.Vavilov All-Union Institute of Plant Industry…
Capital Orthopedics Consolidates Hanger Companies
In 1968, Ivan R. Sabel founded Capital Orthopedics. In 1986, Colorado-based Sequel Corporation acquired Capital Orthopedics. As President…
The first heart transplant at the Medical College of Virginia was performed by Dr Richard R Lower
In 1968, the first heart transplant at the Medical College of Virginia was performed by Dr. Richard R….
Mumps virus vaccine live (MumpsVax by Merck) was licensed
On Dec. 28, 1967, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mercks mumps virus vaccine live (MumpsVax)….
Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed first human to human heart transplant
On Dec. 3, 1967, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human to human heart transplant in Cape Town,…
World’s first successful experimental coronary artery bypass graft operation was performed at the Hope Heart Institute
On Oct. 27, 1967, Dr. Lester R. Sauvage performed the first ‘bloodless’ open-heart surgery in the Northwest on…
The FAO and the International Biological Programme put on the second major conference on germplasm
On Sept. 18, 1967, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Biological…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ralph Connor
In 1967, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to Ralph Connor “to recognize distinguished services to…
Tennessee Governor signed a law that repealed the prohibition of teaching evolution
On May 18, 1967, Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington signed a law that repealed the prohibition of teaching evolution…
A cancer research center, USPHS Hospital, was established in Baltimore
On Feb. 13, 1967, a cancer research center, USPHS Hospital, was established in Baltimore by the institute to…
William Lakey performed Alberta’s first organ transplant at the University of Alberta Hospital
On Jan. 15, 1967, Dr. William Lakey performed Alberta’s first organ transplant, a kidney, at the University of…
The US Department of Health transfered responsibility for quarantine to the National Communicable Disease Center
In 1967, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare transfered responsibility for quarantine to the National Communicable…
Willem J Kolff, the “father of artificial organs” joined the University of Utah
In 1967, Willem J. Kolff joined the University of Utah as head of the newly formed Department of…
The term genetic resources was coined by Sir Otto Frankel, a renowned plant breeder from Australia
In 1967, the term genetic resources was coined by Sir Otto Frankel, a renowned plant breeder from Australia.
Self-Care Unit opened at the Medical College of Virginia
In 1967, The Medical College of Virginia Self-Care Unit opened and later was named for former Dean of…
The National Academy of Sciences reported that adding antibiotics to animal food may leave traces of antibiotics in meat
In 1967, the National Academy of Sciences reported that the practice of adding antibiotics to animal food, while…