1939 in Science - Physiology and Medicine

Physiology and Medicine

  • John H. Lawrence uses beams of energized neutrons from a particle accelerator to treat a patient with leukemia.
  • Drs Philip Levine and Rufus Stetson published a first case report on the clinical consequences of non-recognized Rh factor, hemolytic transfusion reaction and hemolytic disease of the newborn in its most severe form.

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