July 25 in Medical History
20 entries: discoveries, epidemics, drugs and the people who shaped medicine.
Events
- Of Human LifePope Paul VI publishes the encyclical "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), which rejects artificial forms of birth control
- US health officials concede African Americans were used as guinea pigs in a 40-year syphilis experiment
- Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
- First non-human primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish in San Antonio
- Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirms he has AIDS
- Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long is treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learns he tested positive for steroid use
- Scientists announce the first human stem cells to be cultured in a laboratory using tissue taken from aborted human embryos
- Sperm counts have halved in the last 40 years, according to research published in the "Human Reproduction Update" journal
- Somalia’s attorney general announces country's first prosecution of female genital mutilation after death of a 10-year-old girl
- North Korea reports first "suspected" case of COVID-19 in city of Kaesong
Born on this day
- Paul LangerhansGerman pathologist, physiologist and biologist (died 1888)
- Davidson BlackCanadian paleoanthropologist and doctor of anatomy who identified "Peking Man", born in Toronto, Ontario (1884-1934)
- Mohammed HelmyEgyptian physician and Righteous Among the Nations (died 1982)
Died on this day
- Andreas LibaviusGerman alchemist, dies
- Dominique Jean LarreyFrench surgeon under Napoleon, first modern military surgeon, dies at 76
- James Barry [Margaret Ann Bulkley]Irish female, disguised as a man, who served as surgeon general of the British Army, dies at 75 or 76 [birthdate uncertain c. 1789]
- Ugo CerlettiItalian neurologist (discovered the method of electroconvulsive therapy), dies at 85
- Rosa A. GonzálezPuerto Rican nurse, author, feminist, and activist (born 1889)
- Margaret FarrerEnglish midwife, dies at 83
- David NabarroBritish physician best known for leading the United Nations' responses to Ebola and Covid-19, dies at 75