Category: Medical History

  • Alzheimer’s Named

    Alzheimer’s Named

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    Morgan O’Brien

    July 15, 1910, Alzheimer’s disease was given a name.

  • First Birth Control Pill Approved

    First Birth Control Pill Approved

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    Morgan O’Brien

    May 9, 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first birth control pill.

  • Smallpox Declared Eradicated

    Smallpox Declared Eradicated

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    Morgan O’Brien

    May 8, 1980, WHO declared smallpox eradicated.

  • First Blood Bank in USA

    First Blood Bank in USA

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    Morgan O’Brien

    March 15, 1937. The first blood bank opened in the United States of America.

  • The Human Genome Draft

    The Human Genome Draft

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    Morgan O’Brien

    February 15, 2001, the first draft of a human genome was published.

  • First X-Rays

    First X-Rays

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 29, 1896, X-rays were used for the first time to treat breast cancer.

  • Diabetes

    Diabetes

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 11, 1922, insulin was used for the first time to treat a person with diabetes.