This Month in History

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We were inspired to take a look back in time after learning some interesting facts about African American leaders in our industry for black history month. This month we are featuring a short list of medical inventions, events and individuals in March.

  • 1754—Physician Benjamin Waterhouse invented a smallpox vaccine.

  • 1791—American surgeon George Hayward was the first to use ether anesthesia.

  • 1833—Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to become a dentist in the United States in 1866.

  • 1864—Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to get a medical degree.

  • 1938—American scientist David Baltimore made key contributions in cancer research and is a 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

History is an amazing thing and there is so much more still to discover!

March is the month of expectation.
~ Emily Dickinson

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This Month in History

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Docturnal Health

We were inspired to take a look back in time after learning some interesting facts about African American leaders in our industry for black history month. This month we are featuring a short list of medical inventions, events and individuals in March.

  • 1754—Physician Benjamin Waterhouse invented a smallpox vaccine.

  • 1791—American surgeon George Hayward was the first to use ether anesthesia.

  • 1833—Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to become a dentist in the United States in 1866.

  • 1864—Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to get a medical degree.

  • 1938—American scientist David Baltimore made key contributions in cancer research and is a 1975 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

History is an amazing thing and there is so much more still to discover!

March is the month of expectation.
~ Emily Dickinson

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Disclaimer: The service provides online health-related services by arranging for video or telephone medical consultations with a licensed physician, providing electronic medical record storage, and other related products and services. Docturnal does not in any way provide medical services of any kind. Docturnal's business is exclusively providing referrals for the services. If your issue is an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Docturnal does not offer emergency services

Copyright 2024 © Docturnal,
Docturnal Health LLC. All rights reserved.