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William Withering discovers cardiotonic properties of the foxglove plant
1775
Health, British Isles
John Snow, epidemiologist, identifies contaminated water as source of cholera
1854
Health, United Kingdom
Florence Nightingale modernizes nursing care for British soldiers in the Crimea
1854
Health, United Kingdom
First successful English Channel swim in about 22 hours
1875
Health, Europe
1918 Spanish flu pandemic
1918
Health, Global
Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin as the first antibiotic
1928
Health, United Kingdom
Rockefeller Foundation funds All-India School of Hygiene and Public Health
1932
Health, Global
National Health Service is born to provide free health care in Britain
1948
Health, United Kingdom
Roger Bannister is first person to run mile in less than 4 minutes
1954
Health, United Kingdom
First birth control pill
1954
Health, Global
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performs 1st successful heart transplant
1967
Health, South Africa
Smallpox eradicated through vaccination
1977
Health, Global
AIDS identified
1981
Health, Global
AIDS epidemic begins in Africa
1984
Health, Sub-Saharan Africa
Doctors Without Borders wins Nobel Peace Prize
1999
Health, Global
Gates Foundation launches as the largest foundation in the world
2000
Health, Global
Beginning of SARS epidemic in China
2003
Health, China
Obamacare gets off to poor start--a bungled rollout
2013
Health, United States
Ebola epidemic kills thousands in West Africa and threatens global health
2014
Health, Sub-Saharan Africa
World Health Organization announces outbreak of Zika virus
2016
Health, Global
CDC announces $11 million spent to prevent antibiotic-resistant germs
2019
Health, Global
Eliud Kipchoge is first man to run marathon under 2 hours
2019
Health, Kenya
Level I trauma centers in the US reduce mortality by 25% vs. non-trauma center
2021
Health, Global