American Decades

Important Events in Medicine and Health, 1990–1999

On January 1, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), established by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to record malpractice data on physicians, dentists, and other health care providers, goes into operation.
On January 3, First Lady Barbara Bush receives radiation to relieve double vision caused by Graves' disease (hyperthyroidism).
On January 15, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rescinds its approval of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.
On January 22, Dr. Charles S. Lieber of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine reports greater susceptibility of women than men to alcohol intoxication.
On February 5, a report estimates that the Shanghai flu infected fifty to sixty million Americans in forty states.
On February 25, smoking is banned on all U.S. domestic flights fewer than six hours.
On March 4, Hank Gathers collapses and dies of heart failure while...

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