The administration of insulin by researchers Frederick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, John J. R. Macleod, and James B. Collip, all of the University of Toronto, led to the effective treatment of an often-fatal illness. It also initiated an era of understanding of the molecular basis of disease and the use of biological products to control diseases. |
C. Anderson Hedberg is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and Rush Medical College. His Top 10 list mainly discusses the major developments in health and medicine. He cites far-reaching advances in the fight against disease and identifies a number of technological developments that had major impacts on human betterment. |