On Nov. 28, 1973, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Russell E. Train announced the final regulations to…
In 1973, clinicians at the Boston Hospital for Women, now part of Brigham and Womenﾒs, developed noninvasive fetal…
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated lead exposure in El Paso, Texas,…
In 1970, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required the first patient package insert: oral contraceptives must contain…
In 1967, the construction of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was completed. the original Institute buildings were…
In 1967, E.R. Squibb & Sons delved into cancer research, discovering and developing hydroxyurea for leukemia and advanced…
In 1963, The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York Study began. HIP was the first randomized…
On Oct. 10, 1962, the Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments were signed into law by President Kennedy. The Legislation was…
On Jul. 15, 1962, Thalidomide, a new sleeping pill developed by the German company Grunenthal, was found to…
In May 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Enovid as the first oral contraceptive available…
In 1960, the U.S. Surgeon General, in response to substantial morbidity and mortality during the 1957-58 pandemic, recommends…
In 1959, Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson acquired McNeil Laboratories giving the Company a significant presence in the growing field…
In 1959, Min Chueh Chang pioneered in vitro fertilization. He was also co-inventor of the oral contraceptive pill….
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…
On Nov. 5, 1938, the British Columbia Cancer Institute, BC Cancer’s first cancer treatment centre officially opened in…
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’…
On May 29, 1911, in U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1906 Pure Food and…
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…