On Dec. 30, 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug, for the treatment…
On May 12, 1977, the Program for the Introduction and Adaptation of Contraceptive Technology (PIACT) was founded by…
In 1977, Dr. Henry Friesen of McGill University discovered the hormone prolactin and defined its role as a…
In 1976, Albert Einstein Cancer Center researchers identified the mechanism of action of Taxol, one of the most…
In 1974, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) chose the Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI) to undertake the ‘Breast…
In 1973, clinicians at the Boston Hospital for Women, now part of Brigham and Womenﾒs, developed noninvasive fetal…
In 1967, the construction of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was completed. the original Institute buildings were…
In 1963, The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York Study began. HIP was the first randomized…
In 1960, the U.S. Surgeon General, in response to substantial morbidity and mortality during the 1957-58 pandemic, recommends…
On Apr. 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded and is today the United Nations agency…
In 1945, W. Ray Bryan, Michael B. Shimkin, Howard B. Andervont, Herbert Kahler and Thelma B. Dunn published…
In 1937, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson established Ortho Research Laboratories in Linden, New Jersey, to make women’s health products.
In 1931, Johnson ﾠ& ﾠJohnson pioneered family planning products with ORTHO-GYNOL, the first prescription contraceptive gel.
In 1918, Innis Steinmetz, became the first woman to enter the medical school, and 30 years later, the…
In 1915, Alice Ball became the first African American and the first woman to graduate with a M.S….
In 1913, the first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in the popular women’s magazine (Ladies’…
In 1898, the first women were admitted to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC)….
In Jul. 1897, the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC) Hospital and Training School for…
In 1894, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. JOHNSON’Sﾮ Baby Powder goes…
In 1882, William Halsted performed the surgery that bears his name, and the modern era in the surgical…
In 1871, Florence Sabin became the first woman to serve as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins. became…
In 1867, the medical college for women at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was founded….
In Sept. 1863, Mary Edwards Walker was employed as a “Contract Acting Assistant Surgeon” by the Army of…
In 1857, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, her sister, Dr. Emily Blackwell, and Dr. Marie Zakrzewska founded the New York…
In 1826, Dr. James Barry, a Royal British Army surgeon, performed the worlds first successful cesarean operation. It…
In 470, Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great became the first women in recorded history to be diagnosed…
The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, dated to 3,000-2,500 B.C., and possibly attributable to Imhotep, the Egyptian physician-architect, provided…