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Advances in Medicine
Physicians in an operating room
1938 Enriching White Flour
Improving the nutritional value of white flour.
1945 Steps Towards Disciplined Drug Evaluation
Establishing the first disciplined scientific laboratory principles of medical drug evaluation.
1957 Circular Nursing Units
Using design to improve patient care.
1966 Dr. Leonard Kurland -- Rochester Epidemiology Project
Building a system for medical research to support hundreds of studies.
1960s-1970s Telemedicine at Mayo
Pushing the boundaries of technology to improve medical communications.
1969 First FDA-approved Total Hip Replacement
Using new procedure to help thousands of arthritis sufferers.
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