Medicine
- April 4 - Surgeons Denton Cooley and Domingo Liotta implant the first temporary artificial heart.
- Reported as being the year the first strain of the AIDS virus (HIV) migrates to the United States via Haiti.
- The condition diffuse panbronchiolitis is named, in Japan.
- International adoption of the diagnostic term 'Sudden infant death syndrome'.
Read more about this topic: 1969 In Science
Famous quotes containing the word medicine:
“Socialized medicine, some still cry, but it’s long been socialized, with those covered paying for those who are underinsured. American medicine is simply socialized badly, penny wise and pound foolish.”
—Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)
“In view of the fact that the number of people living too long has risen catastrophically and still continues to rise.... Question: Must we live as long as modern medicine enables us to?... We control our entry into life, it is time we began to control our exit.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)
“Good medicine is bitter, but it cures illness.”
—Chinese proverb.
Confucius.