Polish biochemist Casimir Funk coined the term “vitamin”
In 1911, Polish biochemist Casimir Funk coined the term “vital amines” or “vitamines”. After reading an article by…
Sarcoma virus reported by Peyton Rous in the Journal of Experimental Medicine
In 1911, Pathologist Peyton Rous reported a virus that causes cancer in chickens (Rous sarcoma virus) that opened…
The term Alzheimer’s disease first used
On Jul. 15, 1910, the term Alzheimer’s disease was first used by German psychiatrist Dr. Emil Kraepelin to…
James Wood Johnson takes over the leadership of Johnsonﾠ & ﾠJohnson
In 1910, James Wood Johnson takes over the leadership of Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson, a position he held until…
Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC admitted its first patient
On May 1, 1909, Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC admitted its first patient. The Commander of…
The Legislature purchased the present University of Nebraska Medical Center campus
In 1909, the Legislature purchased the present University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campus site for $20,000, and…
Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’
On Apr. 24, 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’ at a lecture at a meeting…
Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper identified a virus as the cause of polio
In 1908, Dr. Karl Landsteiner at the University Department of Pathological Anatomy in Vienna discovered that the cause…
The first American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting was held in New York City
On Nov. 15, 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held its first annual meeting at the…
The American Association for Cancer Research was founded
On May 7, 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was founded when eleven laboratory scientists and…
Dr. Sara Josephine Baker was instrumental in identifying Mary Mallon as caused of typhoid epidemic in New York city
In 1907, Dr. Sara Josephine Baker and sanitation engineer. George Soper at the New York City Department of…
German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer identified the first case of what is now known as Alzheimer’s disease
On Nov. 3, 1906, a clinical psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, Alois Alzheimer, reported “A peculiar severe disease process of…
Upton Sinclair’s book ‘The Jungle’ was published
On Feb. 27, 1906, Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle was published. The book gave graphic descriptions of the…
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The University of Alberta was founded
In 1906, the University of Alberta (U of A) in Edmonton was founded in 1906 with the passage…
Walter W. King showed transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever by infected ticks to guinea pigs
In 1906, Walter W. King showed the transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever by infected ticks to guinea…
The Creighton College of Pharmacy was founded
In 1905, the Creighton College of Pharmacy was established. The Medical College was founded in 1892. The medical…
Marie and Pierre Curie isolated a new element that came to be called ‘radium’
In 1903, the Nobel Prize in Physics was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel “in recognition…
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene was founded
In 1903, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) was founded. The current organization was formed in…
The Pan American Sanitary Bureau was established as the first of a series of international health organizations
In 1902, the Pan American Sanitary Bureau was established as the first of a series of international health…
Julius Cobb and John Anderson initiated first Hygienic Laboratory studies on Rocky Mountain spotted fever
In 1902, Julius O. Cobb and John F. Anderson initiated first Hygienic Laboratory studies on Rocky Mountain spotted…
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Colorado Dentist Frederick McKay began research into fluoride
In 1901, Frederick McKay, a young dental school graduate, left the East Coast to open a dental practice…
Baylor College of Medicine was founded
On Oct. 30, 1900, the Baylor College of Medicine was founded, and was affiliated with Baylor University from…
In March, Chick Gin, a Chinese proprietor, died of bubonic plague in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco
In March 1900, Chick Gin, the Chinese proprietor of a lumberyard, died of bubonic plague in a flophouse…
American military surgeon Walter Reed discovered that a virus causes yellow fever
In 1900, american military surgeon Walter Reed discovered that a virus causes yellow fever, a mosquito-borne hemmorrhagic disease…
Leading causes of death in U.S. were tuberculosis, pneumonia, and diarrheal enteritis — all infectious diseases
In 1900, the three leading causes of death in the United States were tuberculosis, pneumonia, and diarrheal enteritis…
First plague vaccine developed by Russian physician Waldemar M. W. Haffkine
On Jan. 10, 1897, Russian physician Waldemar M. W. Haffkine, who trained with Louis Pasteur in Paris, tested…
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Shodair Children’s Hospital was founded
In 1896, Shodair Children’s Hospital was founded. In 1987, Shodair Children’s Hospital became a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital…
The first open heart surgery on a person was successfully performed
On Jul. 9, 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American cardiologist, was the founder of Provident Hospital, the…
The Surgeon General issued an order that required all ships entering U.S. ports be quarantined twenty days
In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison, trying to prevent av Asiatic cholera epidemic, had Surgeon General Thomas J. Parran,…
The Hatch Act established the national system of agricultural research experiment stations
In 1887, the Hatch Act, written by Seaman Knapp and Charles Bessey on the faculty at Iowa Agricultural…