The CDC launched a smallpox campaign in Brazil to evaluate efficacy of jet ejector equipment in the field
In 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a smallpox campaign in Anapa, Brazil…
Mylan relocated from White Sulphur Springs to Morgantown
In 1965, Mylan moved to Morgantown, West Virginia and begin manufacturing various over-the-counter products the next year. In…
The National Society for Autistic Children was founded
In 1965, the National Society for Autistic Children (later renamed the Autism Society of America) was founded by…
Life reported on Ivar Lovaas, a UCLA psychologist, whose work was the foundation of applied behavior analysis
In 1965, Life magazine reported on Ivar Lovaas, a UCLA psychologist, whose work is the foundation of applied…
Bifurcated needle for smallpox vaccine introduced
In 1965,tThe bifurcated needle for smallpox vaccine was introduced. In 1961 the bifurcated needle was developed as a…
The rubella (measles) virus was attenuated by Paul Parkman and Harry Meyer, Jr
In 1965, the rubella virus was attenuated by a NIH research team lead by Paul Parkman and Harry…
The Flinn Foundation was founded
In 1965, the Flinn Foundation, a privately endowed grantmaking organization, was founded by Dr. and Mrs. Robert S….
Merck & Co acquired Charles E Frosst & Co
In 1965, Merck & Co. of New Jersey acquired Charles E. Frosst. In 1968, Merck Frosst Laboratories was…
Microbiologist John Spizizen arrived at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
In 1965, microbiologist John Spizizen arrived at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation from the University of Minnesota…
Stanford Medicine developed a technique for extracting anti-hemophilic globulin
In 1965, Stanford Medicine developed a technique for extracting anti-hemophilic globulin, the blood fraction needed to prevent bleeding…
Yale established the first university-based department of clinical pharmacology and chemotherapy in the US
In 1965, Yale established the first university-based department of clinical pharmacology and chemotherapy in the United States (the…
The report of the President’s Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke was published
On Dec. 9. 1964, President Johnson received the report of the President’s Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and…
Dr. Michael DeBakey performed the first coronary bypass surgery
On Nov. 23, 1964, Dr. Michael DeBakey and Jimmy Howell performed the first successful coronary artery bypass graft…
Fred Hutchinson, namesake of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, succumbed to cancer
On Nov. 12, 1964, Fred Hutchinson, a standout pitcher at Seattle’s Franklin High School and ten year pitching…
FDA requested help in removing “X-33 Water Repellent” from the market
On Aug. 30, 1964, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested help in removing “X-33 Water Repellent”…
Researchers collected a sample of boiling water from hot springs in Yellowstone leading to discovery of extremophiles
On Jun. 20, 1964, a team of researchers led by Dr. Thomas Brock, then a professor at the…
The Mini-1 was delivered to the University of Washington Hospital
On Jun. 1, 1964, the Mini-1 dialysis machine was delivered to the University of Washington (UW) Hospital and…
John E Buhler became the Dean of the MCSC School of Dental Medicine
In May 1964, Dr. John E. Buhler was named dean of the School of Dentistry. The College graduated…
Stanford Medicine demonstrated electrical stimulation of auditory nerve in deaf patients, paving the way for cochlear implants
In May 1964, Blair Simmons and a Stanford University colleague implanted a 6-electrode array into the modiolus of…
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant, was isolated
On Apr. 1, 1964 Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant, was isolated by Yehiel Gaoni…
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The Immunization Practices Advisory Committee to the U.S. Public Health Service was formed
In March 1964, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) to the U.S. Public Health Service was formed to…
University of Mississippi Medical Center doctors transplanted chimpanzee heart into dying patient
On Jan. 16, 1964, a team of doctors led by Dr. James D. Hardy, professor of surgery and…
Dr. Charles T. Dotter performed the world’s first percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
On Jan. 16, 1964, Dr. Charles T. Dotter at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), considered the father…
The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine was founded
On Jan. 13, 1964, the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine was founded with its origins in…
The U.S. Surgeon General issued a report on reducing the health consequences of smoking
On Jan. 11, 1964 U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released the first government report that concluded smoking may…
Live, further attenuated measles virus vaccine was licensed in the US
In 1964, live, further attenuated measles virus vaccine (Lirugen by Pitman Moore-Dow based on the Schwarz strain, derived…
A rubella epidemic swept the U.S. resulting in 125 million cases of rubella infection
In 1964, a rubella epidemic swept the U.S. resulting in 12.5 million cases of rubella infection, an estimated…
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her determinations of the structures of important biochemical substances
In 1964, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her determinations by X-ray techniques of…
Stanford Medicine achieved the first successful clinical application of laser photocoagulation to treat detached retina (retinal)
In 1964, Stanford Medicine achieved the first successful clinical application of laser photocoagulation to treat detached retina (retinal).
A virus (the Epstein-Barr virus) was linked to human cancer (Burkitt lymphoma) for the first time
In 1964, a new herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), was discovered in cultured tumor cells derived from a Burkitt…