On Sept. 19, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Jordan had become the first country in…
Asian American and Pacific Islander History Month celebrates the scientific accomplishments of several firsts, from the first chemo…
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On Feb. 8, 2022, a research team led at Boston University School of Public Health reported on links…
On Nov. 17, 2016, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs,…
On Jan. 11, 2016, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended biennial screening mammography for women aged…
On Dec, 22, 2015, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was established by resolution of…
On Apr. 29, 2015, the Pan American Health Organization ﾠdeclared that the Americas region has become the first…
On Mar. 2, 2015, Dr. Helen Wallace, a world-renowned professor, mentor and advocate known for her passion for…
On Aug. 14. 2014, Genentech announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Avastin (bevacizumab)…
In 1973, clinicians at the Boston Hospital for Women, now part of Brigham and Womenﾒs, developed noninvasive fetal…
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 1915, Alice Ball became the first African American and the first woman to graduate with a M.S….
In 1894, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. JOHNSON’Sﾮ Baby Powder goes…