1960 Medical Breakthroughs

The 1960s Medicine and Health: Overview

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The 1960s Medicine and Health: OverviewGreat advances were made during the 1960s in the areas of medicine and health care. Viruses were isolated, and vaccines to combat a host of diseases, from measles to meningitis, became available. A range of products …

The 1960s Medicine and Health: Chronology

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1960: December In order to practice in the United States, foreign-trained doctors are required to pass special tests. 1961: April An epidemic of sexually transmitted …

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Medicine in the 1960s improved significantly and major surgeries were able to be accomplished. Here are some examples of some medical surgeries, screenings, and …

Scientific Discoveries of the 1960's - Timetoast timelines

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1950s & 1960s - Medical Advances

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1960s During this decade, president Johnson created the "Great Society". Its main goal was to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. This included the Medicare Act of 1965 and the …

Medical Advances Timeline - InfoPlease

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Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to receive a medical degree (from Geneva Medical College in Geneva, New York). 1867: Joseph Lister publishes Antiseptic …

Major health breakthroughs the year you were born

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Breakthrough: The influenza vaccine was first licensed in the United States. Description: During the 20th century, influenza-related mortality greatly declined. In the …

7 incredible medical breakthroughs that changed the world

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For a more recent big breakthrough in the medical field, you don’t need to look any further than gene therapy, which involves introducing genetic material into cells to treat or …

10 medical breakthroughs that were …

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Scientist Robert Edwards and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe started working together in the 1960s. They believed that they could help couples with fertility …

Amazing Medical Breakthroughs of the …

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In 1958, researchers identify how hormones can bind to a receptor protein in cells to drive cancer growth, opening up an entirely new avenue of treatment …