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The American Medical Association is established, bringing forth great advancements in medicine and medical technology. https://www.bartonassociates.com/history-of-physicians
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The AMA creates the first medical directory in America, listing over 128,000 licensed physicians in North America. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-history/ama-history
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Earle Dickson invents the Band-Aid http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/10-history-of-medicine-timeline.htm
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Insulin is first used to treat diabetes. http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/10-history-of-medicine-timeline.htm
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Doctor Bernard Fantus establishes first hospital-based blood bank at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. https://www.bartonassociates.com/history-of-physicians
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The AMA opens its first Washington, D.C office. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-history/ama-history
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The first vaccine for influenza (flu) is developed. http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/10-history-of-medicine-timeline.htm
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The first vaccine for polio is created by Jonas Salk. http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/10-history-of-medicine-timeline.htm
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AMA recommends nationwide vaccination with the Sabin oral vaccine to prevent polio. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-history/ama-history
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Louis Washkansky receives the first successful organ transplant to a human, performed by surgeon Christiaan Barnard. He lived for nineteen days before dying to pneumonia caused by his weakened immune system. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-human-heart-transplant
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The Regenstrief Institute develops the first Electronic Medical Records system, which would rise in popularity later in history with the widespread usage of computers. https://www.bartonassociates.com/history-of-physicians
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The AMA begins a war on smoking, pressuring the United States government to reduce the use of tobacco products. https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-history/ama-history
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Louise Brown is the first human conceived and birthed through vitro fertilization. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-first-test-tube-baby-born
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The disease Smallpox is eradicated by the World Health Organization through aggressive vaccination. https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/history/smallpox-origin.html
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Dr. William DeVries successfully transplants an artificial heart into a human, allowing the patient to live for 112 more days before dying. https://www.bartonassociates.com/history-of-physicians
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After being mauled by her dog Isabelle Dinoire is the first human patient to receive a partial facial transplant, conducted by French physicians Jean-Michel Dubernard and Bernard Devauchelle. https://www.bartonassociates.com/history-of-physicians
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Team of physicians successfully transplants a working 3D printed titanium thumb onto a woman who had her original thumb amputated. https://www.bartonassociates.com/history-of-physicians
