Michael E DeBakey, MD, recruited by Baylor College of Medicine in Houston as its new Chairman of Surgery
In 1950, Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. was recruited by Baylor College of Medicine in Houston as its new…
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Dorland J Davis and Margaret Pittman identified the causative organism (Koch-Weeks bacillus) of epidemic bacterial conjunctivitis
In 1950, Dorland J. Davis and Margaret Pittman identified the causative organism (Koch-Weeks bacillus) of epidemic bacterial conjunctivitis….
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Prosthetic designers gradually replace wood and leather with newer materials
In 1950, Prosthetic designers gradually replaced wood and leather with newer materials. J.E. Hanger of Washington created a…
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Earl Stadtman of NIH discovered phosphotransacetylose, elucidating the role of acetyl CoA in fatty acid metabolism
In 1950, Earl Stadtman of the NIH discovered phosphotransacetylose, elucidating the role of acetyl CoA in fatty acid…
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Dr Arthur J Movius’s clinic renamed the Billings Clinic
In 1939, the Billings group devised a plan to bring in physicians as partners to the practice, and…
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Shell Chemical Company’s Aldrin used by the US government to attack the Japanese beetle in the Midwest
In 1950, Shell Chemical Company’s Aldrin, one of the deadliest chemicals available, was used by the U.S. government…
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The Oleomargarine Act required prominent labeling of colored oleomargarine, to distinguish it from butter
In 1950, the Oleomargarine Act required prominent labeling of colored oleomargarine, to distinguish it from butter. In 1886,…
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A court of appeals ruled the directions for use on a drug label must include the purpose for which the drug is offered
In 1950, in Alberty Food Products Co. v. U.S. , a court of appeals rules that the directions…
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Delaney Committee started congressional investigation of the safety of chemicals in foods and cosmetics
In 1950, the Delaney Committee started congressional investigation of the safety of chemicals in foods and cosmetics, laying…
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The U.S. Army tests the spread and survival of simulants (Serratia marcescens bacteria) by spraying them over San Francisco
In 1950, the U.S. Army tests the spread and survival of simulants, which are actually Serratia marcescens bacteria,…
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The CDC formed a committee on air-borne disease studies
In 1950, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed a committee on air-borne disease studies,…
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Sidney Farber and colleagues achieved the first remissions in Wilms tumor of the kidney
In 1950, Sidney Farber and colleagues achieved the first remissions in Wilms tumor of the kidney, a common…
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Drs. Edward C Kendall and Philip S Hench at the Mayo Clinic, shared the Nobel Prize in medicine
In 1950, Drs. Edward C. Kendall and Philip S. Hench at the Mayo Clinic, along with Tadeus Reichstein,…
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The National Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Retarded Children was founded
In 1950, the National Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Retarded Children was founded. It was later…
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Schepens Eye Research Institute was founded
In 1950, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear was founded to fight blindness by developing…
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The Priestley Medal was awarded to Charles A. Kraus
In 1950, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Charles A. Kraus by the American Chemical Society “to recognize…
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The Michigan Cancer Foundation and the American Cancer Society began sponsoring new cancer research and outreach activities
In 1950, the Michigan Cancer Foundation and the American Cancer Society began sponsoring new cancer research and outreach…
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Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link
In 1950, Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link. In 1950, Wynder…
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Dr. C. Walton Lillehei performed surgery using the world’s first small, portable, battery-powered pacemaker
In 1950, Dr. C. Walton Lillehei at the University of Minnesota (UMN) performed surgery on Mike Shaw from…
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Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot became the first Native Hawaiian woman to receive a doctoral degree in the field of science
In 1950, by the age of 31 Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbot had received a PhD in botany from…
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The U.S. entered the Korean War, and the Red Cross became the blood collection agency for military during the War
In 1950, the U.S. entered the Korean War, and the Red Cross became the blood collection agency for…
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Sandia Corporation started managing Sandia Laboratory
On Nov. 2, 1949, Sandia Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Electric, took over management of Sandia…
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The University of Washington Health Sciences Building was dedicated
On Oct. 9, 1949, the University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building was dedicated on the university’s Seattle campus….
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Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began at Fort Lewis
In Jul. 1943, Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began during the height of World War II…
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Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis (DTP) was licensed
On May 4, 1949, the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis (DTP) vaccine was licensed. A greater than…
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May was declared as Mental Health Awareness Month
May 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month was first declared. In 2006, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day was chosen…
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Louis Olivier published “The Penetration of Dermatitis-Producing Schistosome Cercariae”
On Mar. 2, 1949, Louis Olivier published “The Penetration of Dermatitis-Producing Schistosome Cercariae” in the American Journal of…
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The first artifical heart pump developed
In 1949, the first artificial heart pump was developed at Yale by William H. Sewell and William W….
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John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins grew poliovirus in culture, paving the way for polio vaccines
In 1949, at Harvard, John F. Enders, Ph.D., a Yale College graduate, Frederick C. Robbins, M.D., and Thomas…
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Ancel Keyes, MD founded the University of Minnesota’s Laboratory of Physiologic Hygiene
In 1949, Ancel Keyes, M.D. founded the University of Minnesota’s Laboratory of Physiologic Hygiene for research on physiology,…
