On Oct. 23, 2024, the University of Rochester announced that the Saunders Foundation, led by University Trustee Emeritus…
On Jul. 8, 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that thanks to a $1 billion gift medical students at Johns…
On Jun. 26, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendation for the…
On Apr. 4, 2023, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research was announced from the University of Rochester…
On Aug. 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it expanded his previous COVID-19…
On Jan. 21, 2021, Eli Lilly announced that bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) significantly reduced the risk of contracting symptomatic COVID-19…
On Dec. 12, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted…
On Nov. 19, 2020, Cue Health announced that, as of November 9, the U.S. Department of Health and…
On Jul. 1, 2020, OPKO Health announced the results of COVID-19 molecular PCR and antibody tests for nursing…
On Mar. 18, 2020, Eli Lilly announced its scientists were partnering with the Indiana State Department of Health…
On Sept. 27, 2011, the Mayo Clinic announced a $120 million plan to open its first medical school…
On Aug. 18, 2005, the Medically Fragile Children’s Program was established at the Medical University of South Carolina….
On May 7, 2004, the Health Sciences Learning Center opened near the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics….
On Jul. 1, 2001, Governor John Kitzhaber signed legislation that expanded Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) mission…
In 2000, Fox Chase Cancer Center received Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center….
In 1992, the Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) School of Nursing building opened its doors. The building, located…
In 1991, the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive center designation. The…
On Nov. 28, 1990, the Safe Medical Devices Act was passed, requiring nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities…
In 1986, the University of Michigan Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. The Rogel Cancer Center…
In 1973, the Society for Surgical Oncology and Oncology Nursing Society were founded after the first National Cancer…
On Oct. 6, 1961, the National Congress on Medical Quackery convened in Washington, D.C. sponsored jointly by the…
In 1939, Elizabeth Kenny, or Sister Kenny, as nurses were called in Australia, came to the U.S. in…
In 1931, The Cook County School of Nursing opened in the former Illinois Training School for Nurses, now…
In 1926, The University of Oregon established a five-year program leading to a degree in nursing. The following…
In 1920, The Portland School of Social Work begins offering courses in public health nursing. The University of…
In 1919, the University of Oregon in Eugene introduced the state’s first professional courses in nursing. The courses…
By Nov. 16, 1918, Chicago had experienced a total of 38,000 cases of influenza and 13,000 cases of…