New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Central Harlem Claims Fourth Life, Investigators Find Bacteria in 12 Cooling Towers, Including City-Run Hospital and Sexual Health Clinic
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‘Modern Surgery and Anesthesia (Preventative Medicine and Surgery)’
Alfred Crimi (1900-1994). Mural. Fresco.
Medical Board Room of #HarlemHospital
#Photograph by M. Nadir for the WPA/FAP Photographic Division, series 155, exhibit CY, approved November 10, 1936.
Her famous father, #LouisThompkinsWright, noticed her promise early on and requested she come work with him at his recently founded #CancerResearchFoundation at #HarlemHospital. They went on to test various drugs &Jane learned to set up unique treatments for each patient, helping people live longer.
#HeadstrongProfile 9: Jane Wright (1919-2013) was considered the “mother of #chemotherapy.” After obtaining her MD in 1945, she quickly ran up the ranks at #HarlemHospital to top #NYMedicalCollege . By 1967, there was no other #AfricanAmericanWoman in such a high position.
