Articles Tagged with “MILESTONE”

Massachusetts broke ground on mandatory vaccination in 1905. History may repeat itself with COVID-19.

Who most deserves a medical device? A brief history of an impossible conversation.

A pioneer in protein structures also left a legacy for mothers in the sciences.

The common surgical glove has an amorous past.

The first emergency vehicles rolled down city streets 150 years ago.

The 18th Amendment launched the most sweeping health experiment in U.S. history. Physicians—then and now—have debated its complex legacy.

Telemedicine made its first broadcast 50 years ago in an airport clinic.

A failed birth control drug gives a boost to cancer treatment.

The first endoscope went on display with the help of a talented sideshow performer.

A freak explosion tore through the quiet Nova Scotian city, prompting one of the most dramatic medical responses in history.