Aaron Snyder

Medical Advancements in the 1950s

Post-War Prosperity

In World War II, penicillin was used by the Allies, and in the 1950s, it was mass-produced.

http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/resantimicrobial.html

The amount of medical students increased.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/georgewash.html

Blood transfusion was first performed in WWII, and afterwards in the United States.

http://home.att.net/~steinert/wwii.htm

Advances in Science

Doctors began researching the cardiovascular system more.

http://www.smm.org/heart/

Prenatal care improved.

http://www.sahha.gov.mt/showdoc.aspx?id=487&filesource=4&file=fig13.jpg

Increase in Technology

In 1951, the Gibbon Model II heart-lung machine was built.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/tradition-heritage-artifacts/68-1.html

In 1955, the Polio vaccine, which was created by Jonas Salk in 1953, was declared to be safe and effective.

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/wciv/resources/salk.htm

In 1958, Dr. Mason Sones develops coronary angiography.

http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/10/1030first-coronary-angiogram/

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