2014 Event The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser and John O'Keefe, neuroscientists who discovered the brain cells responsible for positioning and navigation memory 2013 Event A study at New York City's Albert Einstein College of Medicine reveals that a modified version of radioimmunotherapy - the treatment for leukemia - can kill latent HIV cells 2013 Event Winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine include German scientist Thomas C. Sudhof and American scientists Randy Schekman and James Rothman 2013 Event The Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine for in vitro fertilisation, Robert G. Edwards, dies at age 87 2013 Event Scientists in Spain publish a study in the 'New England Journal of Medicine' that claims a Mediterranean diets, high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits, reduce the risk of heart disease 2012 Event In the U.S., five people have died from fungal meningitis, and 47 are infected; all contracted fungal meningitis from contaminated medicine 2012 Event In Lahore, Pakistan, a fake medicine crisis at a cardiology hospital leads to 112 fatalities, and rising 1996 Death Charles Bruce Perry, professor of medicine, dies at 92 1988 Death Eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at 90 1979 Event Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan 1972 Birthday Corey Hirsch, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks 1971 Birthday Neil Little, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Trevor Linden, Medicine Hat, NHL right wing, Canucks, New York Islanders 1962 Event Dr. Watson (U.S.), Dr. Crick, and Dr. Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA 1954 Event Cornerstone of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, laid in Bronx 1954 Birthday Louise Erdrich, born in Little Falls, Minnesota, author, short story writer, wrote, 'Love Medicine, 'The Plague of Doves' 1951 Birthday John McTiernan, born in Albany, New York, actor, Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man 1948 Birthday Rob Buckman, British broadcaster/actor, Pink Medicine Show 1947 Birthday John Lees, England, rock guitarist and vocalist, Medicine Man 1945 Birthday Rik Elswit, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show-In the Right Place 1942 Birthday Jay David, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show 1938 Birthday George Cummings, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show 1938 Birthday Keith Peters, born in Baglan, Wales, physician, head of the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge 1937 Event 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record) 1936 Event 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered, Berkeley, California 1932 Birthday Paul Erlich, born in Bad Homburg, Germany, scientist, immunologist, won Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, developed first antibacterial drug in modern medicine 1932 Birthday A J Zuckerman, Dean, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine 1931 Birthday Monty Losowsky, professor of medicine, St. James University England 1928 Birthday Eric Ash, rector, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine 1925 Birthday Henry Harris, British professor of medicine 1924 Event Willem Einthoven awarded Nobel for medicine 1924 Event Nobel prize for fysiologie/medicine awarded to W Einthoven 1917 Death Andrew Taylor Still, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine, died at age 89 1915 Birthday Antony Dornhorst, professor of medicine 1913 Birthday Frances Swem Anderson, technologist, nuclear medicine 1911 Birthday Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr, specialist in tropical medicine 1910 Birthday Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine 1903 Birthday Charles Bruce Perry, professor of medicine 1867 Event 1st U.S. dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, established 1844 Birthday Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" 1828 Birthday Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine 1793 Birthday Johann Lukas Schonlein, helped establish scientific medicine 1772 Event New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine 1768 Event 1st U.S. bachelor of medicine degree, Dr. John Archer 1760 Event New York passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine 1582 Event Leidse university names Rembert Dodoens professor of botany/medicine
