Edwin Cohn developed cold ethanol fractionation
In 1940, Edwin Cohn, a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School, developed cold ethanol fractionation, the…
William Perry Murphy, University of Oregon shared the 1934 Nobel Prize for Medicine
In 1934, William Perry Murphy, who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries concerning liver therapy in…
The iron lung was invented
In 1927, the iron lung was developed by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw at Harvard School of…
Joseph W Schereschewsky published statistical review of cancer death figures in the US
In 1925, Joseph W. Schereschewsky, head of a PHS Special Cancer Investigations Laboratory established in 1922 in Cambridge,…
The Public Health Service opens a Special Cancer Investigations Laboratory at Harvard Medical School
In 1922, the Public Health Service opened a Special Cancer Investigations Laboratory at Harvard Medical School.
Elliott Joslin introduced insulin to the US and founded Joslin Diabetes Center
In 1922, Elliott Joslin, at Harvard Medical Center, introduced insulin to the United States and founded Joslin Diabetes…
Dr. Louis T. Wright became the first African American physician at Harlem Hospital
In 1919, Dr. Louis T. Wright became the first African American physician at Harlem Hospital. Wright earned a…
Over 3,500 Bostonians had died from influenza or resulting pneumonia since the epidemic began
By Oct. 15, 1918, over 3,500 Bostonians had died from influenza or resulting pneumonia since the epidemic began….
The Massachusetts Department of Health made influenza a reportable disease
On Oct. 2, 1918, the Massachusetts Department of Health made influenza a reportable disease.
Boston mayor issued a closure order for theaters, movie houses, and dance halls, and issued curfews
On Sep. 26, 1918, Boston’s health commissioner Dr. William C. Woodward issued a closure order for theaters, movie…
Boston schools were closed indefinitely
On Sept. 25, 1918, Boston’s health commissioner Dr. William C. Woodward announced that all Boston public schools were…
Boston Emergency Committee recommended all places of public amusement be closed indefinitely
On Sept. 25, 1918, Boston Mayor Andrew J. Peters appointed an Emergency Committee to advise and empower the…
The total number of influenza victims jumped to 334
By Sept. 23, 1918, the total number of influenza victims jumped to 334. That situation was growing increasingly…
Hundreds of influenza cases existed in the city of Boston, overcrowding hospitals
By Sept. 16, 1918, hundreds of influenza cases existed in the city of Boston, overcrowding hospitals.
Two hundred sick sailors were admitted to the new emergency hospital
On Sept. 10, 1918, two hundred sick sailors were admitted to the new emergency hospital. Meanwhile, Chelsea Naval…
Paul Dudley White introduced the electrocardiograph to the U.S.
In 1914, at Harvard Medical School, Paul Dudley White introduced the electrocardiograph to the U.S. The original electrocardiograph…
The Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University relocated to its its current location in Boston
In 1906, the Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University relocated to its its current location in Boston. Today,…
Deaconess Hospital was founded
In 1896 as part of their missionary charter, Methodist deaconesses founded Deaconess Hospital to care for the city’s…
William Marsh Rice chartered the William Marsh Rice Institute to the city of Houston
On May 18, 1891, Massachusetts-born businessman William Marsh Rice chartered the William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement…
Reginald Heber Fitz provided the first clinical description of appendicitis
In 1886, Reginald Heber Fitz at Harvard Medical School provided the first clinical description of appendicitis and also…
The first experimental corn hybrid was produced in a laboratory
In 1873, botany professor W. J. Beal becomes one of the pioneers in the development of hybrid corn,…
Great Epizootic disease struck down horses pulling equipment during the Boston Fire
On Nov. 9, 1872, the Boston Fire began on a Saturday and end ended Sunday destroying 776 buildings…
Boston Children’s Hospital was founded
On Jul. 20, 1869, Dr. Francis Henry Brown organized a small group of Harvard Medical School graduates joined…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded
In 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was founded through the efforts of William Barton Rogers formerly chair…
John Collins Warren provided the first public demonstration of anesthesia in surgery
On Oct. 16, 1846, Harvard Medical School’s first dean, Dr. John Collins Warren, provided the first public demonstration…
Oliver Wendell Holmes identified the cause and prevention of puerperal fever
In 1843, Harvard Medical School dean and physician Oliver Wendall Holmes discovered the cause and prevention of childhood…
Ether used as surgical anesthetic for the first time
On Mar. 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long, an American physician and pharmacist in Jefferson, Georgia, used ether for…
McLean Hospital was founded
On Feb. 25, 1811, McLean Hospital was founded through a charter granted by the Massachusetts Legislature for the…
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…
Benjamin Waterhouse conducted first small pox vaccination in the US
In 1801, Benjamin Waterhouse, a professor at the Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University, conducted the first small…