Medical breakthrough dates Flashcards
1
Q
Free tuberculosis vaccine
A
1948
2
Q
First open-heart surgery
A
1950
3
Q
First miniature hearing aid and first kidney transplant
A
1952
4
Q
Stem cells and DNA discovered
A
1953
5
Q
Free tetanus diphtheria and whooping cough vaccines
A
1954
6
Q
Free polio vaccine in the UK
A
1955
7
Q
First pacemaker fitted
A
1958
8
Q
Free measles vaccine in the UK
A
1964
9
Q
First heart transplant
A
1967
10
Q
First heart transplant in uk
A
1968
11
Q
Free rubella vaccine in uk
A
1969
12
Q
Hip replacements developed
A
1972
13
Q
CAT scanner invented
A
1973
14
Q
Endoscopes discovered
A
1975
15
Q
First test tube baby
A
1978
