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United states History Healath and Medicine
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smallpox inoculation introduced
Smallpox is a very old disease, with evidence for its presence going back centuries. In Europe and the United States, bouts of smallpox were considered to be almost inevitable, and the disease was greatly feared. -
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Women serve on the battlefield as nurses -
Thomas Alva Edison
The inventor of, among other things, the electric light bulb, the phonograph, the mimeograph, the moving picture, and a machine capable of taking X-rays. Ultimately he held more than 1,000 patents for his inventions. -
The jungle
after reading this book, roosevelt was motivated to pass the pure food and drug act because he realized what happens inside meat factories and the dangers the workers endured. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. Still in existence as the FDA. -
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a case about the legality of a state law making abortion a criminal offense -
Obamacare (Affordable Care Act)
Requires all US citizens to have healthcare and requires those who do not to pay a penalty.
