On Nov. 1, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that adults with hypertension saw a small,…
On Apr. 6, 2022, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that women receiving certain…
On Dec. 8, 2021, in a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number…
On Apr. 26, 2021, Moderna announced that it had entered into an agreement with Sanofi for fill/finish sterile…
On Jan. 27, 2021, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center…
On Jan. 22, 2021, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved LUPKYNISTM…
On Dec. 4, 2020, it was reported in JAMA that high-dose influenza (commonly known as flu) vaccines are…
On Oct. 28, 2020, University of Texas (UT) Southwestern scientists reported that an X-ray test commonly used to…
On Sept. 30, 2020, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reported results…
On Aug. 24, 2020, the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin has been linked to significant cardiovascular risks, including…
On Jul. 8, 2020, scientists at the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program reported that for some individuals with…
On Apr. 10, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced that a 68-year-old Oregonian was recovering at…
On Feb. 19, 2018, Southwestern Medical Center announced that it had been certified a Center of Excellence by…
On Jan. 4, 2017, Abbott announced it had completed the acquisition of St. Jude Medical, establishing the company…
On Sept. 19, 2012, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland announced that it had received a…
On Dec. 3, 2010, Banglore, India-based Opto Circuits announced completion of its merger with Bothell-based Cardiac Science Corp….
On Sept. 16, 2009, Brian J. Druker, M.D.,whose research led to the development of Gleevec, the first targeted…
On Aug. 16. 2007, surgeons at the University of Washington (UW) Medical Center performed Seattle’s first adult heart-lung…
On Feb. 28, 2005, Quinton Cardiology Systems and Cardiac Science announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement…
In 2005, the Penn Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) was established as a collaborative multi-disciplinary group of basic and translational…
In 2004, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) opened the state’s first small animal magnetic resonance imaging facility….
In 2004, Merck announced a voluntary worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx (rofecoxib) because of an increased risk of heart…
On Apr. 15, 2003, the National Heart Lung Blood Institute (NHLB) announced a $37 million trial, coordinated by…
On Oct. 29, 2002, an international research consortium launched a $100 million public-private effort to create the next…
On May 7, 2002, Quinton Cardiology Systems held its Initial Public Offering raising $28 million. The Bothell, Washington…
In 2001, SynCardia Systems, a private company formed to commercialize the Jarvik 7 artificial heart, was founded by…
In 2001, World Heart Day, an annual event which takes place on 29 September every year, was founded….
In 1999, Dr. Douglas Boyd from University of California, Davis performed the world’s first closed-chest robotic-assisted, beating-heart, coronary…
Dec. 22, 1998, researchers from Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis announced using a revolutionary system that uses superconducting…
On Oct. 12, 1998, Louis J. Ignarro of the University of California School of Medicine was awarded the…