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100 Years to Healthcare

WebPresident Obama's signature on the health insurance reform bill, March 23, 2010. / Credit: Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy. Share "100 Years To Healthcare". To …

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Inside FDR’s Lifelong Health Struggles—And His Sudden …

WebOn the afternoon of April 12, Roosevelt’s blood pressure soared to 300/190. he proclaimed before slumping forward in his wheelchair. Those words were Roosevelt’s …

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The Atomic Bomb’s First Victims Were in New Mexico

WebOn July 16, 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project scientists detonated an atomic bomb for the first time ever at the Trinity test site in New …

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COVID-19 Pandemic

WebA New Virus Breaks Out in Wuhan, China. In December 2019, the China office of the World Health Organization (WHO) received news of an isolated outbreak of …

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Pandemics That Changed History: Timeline

WebThe Black Death haunts the world as the worst-case scenario for the speed of disease's spread. It was the second pandemic caused by the bubonic plague, and …

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5 Presidents Who Hid Their Health Issues HISTORY

WebJohn F. Kennedy Illnesses. The image most people had of John F. Kennedy was one of youth and vitality. And, that was on purpose. JFK in fact lived in near …

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How Humans Took Care of Their Teeth Through History

WebIn 1857, H. N. Wadsworth, a Washington, D.C. dentist, received the first U.S. patent for a toothbrush, which he claimed did a better job of scrubbing between the teeth. …

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It Took Surprisingly Long for Doctors to Figure Out the

WebHe started mandating that doctors wash their hands with chlorinated lime after autopsies. And it was a big improvement—between 1848 and 1859, the maternal …

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'Mask Slackers' and 'Deadly' Spit: The 1918 Flu Campaigns …

WebPropaganda in PSAs, newspapers, posters and streetcar signs urged Americans to follow health guidelines.

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Dr. John Kellogg Invented Cereal. Some of His Other Wellness

Web1. Chewing, chewing…and more chewing. Kellogg was a disciple of Horace Fletcher, a dubious health expert who advised people to chew each bite of food at least …

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HIV/AIDS Timeline

WebHIV and the syndrome it causes, AIDS, began spreading in the United States in the early 1980s. By the late 1980s it had become a public health crisis. Initially the …

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Tuskegee Experiment: The Infamous Syphilis Study HISTORY

WebThe men were monitored by health workers but only given placebos such as aspirin and mineral supplements, despite the fact that penicillin became the …

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Roe v. Wade: Decision, Summary & Background HISTORY

WebRoe v. Wade was a landmark legal decision issued on January 22, 1973, in which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Texas statute banning abortion, effectively …

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The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ Performed Shocking

WebFew medical doctors have been as lauded—and loathed—as James Marion Sims. Credited as the “father of modern gynecology,” Sims developed pioneering tools …

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8 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Roman Medicine HISTORY

Web2. Ancient Rome’s most prominent physician influenced the practice of medicine for 1,300 years after his death. Galen treating a wounded gladiator in the …

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