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The Hygienic Laboratory changed its name to the National Institute (singular) of Health
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The Hygienic Laboratory changed its name to the National Institute (singular) of Health

In 1930, the Hygienic Laboratory changed its name to the National Institute (singular) of Health and authorized the…

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The ‘sword symbol’ of the American Society for the Control of Cancer was adopted
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The ‘sword symbol’ of the American Society for the Control of Cancer was adopted

In 1928, the sword symbol of the Americal Cancer Society (ASCC) came from a 1928 nationwide poster contest…

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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory was founded
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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory was founded

In 1928, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, grew from the work of Dr. John Johnson, a biology professor at…

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Senator Matthew Neely proposed legislation offering a $5 million reward for a cancer cure discovery
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Senator Matthew Neely proposed legislation offering a $5 million reward for a cancer cure discovery

On Feb. 4, 1927, a decade before the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established, Senator Matthew Neely (D)…

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Rolla E Dyer defined the unit for scarlet fever streptococcus antitoxin
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Rolla E Dyer defined the unit for scarlet fever streptococcus antitoxin

In 1925, Rolla E. Dyer, a senior scientist at NIH, defined the unit for scarlet fever streptococcus antitoxin.

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Carl Voegtlin Co-published Sulpharsphenamine: Its Manufacture and Its Chemical and Chemotherapeutic Properties
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Carl Voegtlin Co-published Sulpharsphenamine: Its Manufacture and Its Chemical and Chemotherapeutic Properties

On Nov. 10, 1922, Carl Voegtlin, J. M. Johnson, and Helen Dyer announced they had co-published an article…

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Hygienic Laboratory investigators changed way smallpox vaccinations were administered to soldiers
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Hygienic Laboratory investigators changed way smallpox vaccinations were administered to soldiers

In 1916, During World War I, work by Hygienic Laboratory investigators changed the way smallpox vaccinations were administered…

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Walter L. Treadway conducted the first Hygienic Laboratory survey on mental health
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Walter L. Treadway conducted the first Hygienic Laboratory survey on mental health

In 1914, Walter L. Treadway conducted first Hygienic Laboratory survey on mental health studying the role of public…

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The Supreme Court ruled the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act does not prohibit false therapeutic claims
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The Supreme Court ruled the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act does not prohibit false therapeutic claims

On May 29, 1911, in U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1906 Pure Food and…

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Typhoid vaccines were first developed
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Typhoid vaccines were first developed

In 1896, Almroth Edward Wright, Richard Pfeiffer and Wilhelm Kolle developed the first typhoid vaccine. It was a…

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The Surgeon General issued an order that required all ships entering U.S. ports be quarantined twenty days
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The Surgeon General issued an order that required all ships entering U.S. ports be quarantined twenty days

In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison, trying to prevent av Asiatic cholera epidemic, had Surgeon General Thomas J. Parran,…

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Walter Wyman began service as Supervising Surgeon (renamed U.S. Surgeon General in 1902)
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Walter Wyman began service as Supervising Surgeon (renamed U.S. Surgeon General in 1902)

On Jun. 1, 1881, Walter Wyman began service as Supervising Surgeon (renamed U.S. Surgeon General in 1902). He…

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Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an investigation of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia
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Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an investigation of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia

Between 1884-1895, Milton J. Rosenau, Leslie L. Lumsen, Joseph H. Kastle and other Hygienic Laboratory workers conducted an…

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John B Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General)
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John B Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General)

On Apr. 3, 1879, John B. Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General),…

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The Library of the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army was established
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The Library of the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army was established

In 1836, The Library of the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army (the present U.S. National…

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The first permanent Marine hospital was authorized to be built in Boston, Mass
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The first permanent Marine hospital was authorized to be built in Boston, Mass

On May 3, 1802, the first permanent Marine hospital was authorized to be built in Boston, Mass. A…

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The Marine Hospital Service was created
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The Marine Hospital Service was created

On Jul. 16, 1798, the Marine Hospital Service, predecessor to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was established…

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