Mary Hospital Case Study

1950 On June 17, 1950, history was made at Little Company of Mary Hospital when doctors performed the first organ transplant in the world. Ruth Tucker was the patient, and she suffered polycystic kidneys. She was in need of a new kidney because one of her kidneys did not function and the other only functioned at 10 percent. Tucker’s family was also known dieing from the same disease. Before the procedure, Tucker had waited at the hospital for five weeks prior for a suitable donor. That morning of June 17, a healthy kidney became available from a woman who died of cirrhosis of the liver. There were many people and other doctors who looked on during the surgery. Everyone wanted to see this historic event! Within 45 minutes, the transplant was …show more content…
At this time, there was a vast amount of fog in London. This fog was very thick and polluted. “The smoke-like pollution was so toxic it was even reported to have choked cows to death in fields” (“The Great”). There were many accidents and deaths due to this heavy fog. It brought road, air, and rail transportation to a standstill. This event was unforgettable, but it certainly wasn’t the first smog to hit the capital. Smog was very frequent in London life, but it didn’t compare to how bad it was from December 5 to December 6, 1952. “While it heavily affected the population of London, causing a huge death toll and inconveniencing millions of people, the people it affected were also partly to blame for the smog” (“The Great”). Pollution was a huge part of the amount of smog and how deadly it …show more content…
They put out an advertisement titled “A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers” that, “appeared in 448 cities newspapers and 258 cities reaching an estimated 43,245,000 Americans” (“Failed Promises”). In this advertisement, three things were brought to people’s attention: it questioned research findings implicating smoking as a cause of cancer, promised consumers that their cigarettes were safe, and pledged to support impartial research to investigate smoking being harmful to human health. There were multiple people who smoked during this time period, and this had to affect them to an extreme! It was like a life or death situation. You either put yourself and your health at risk by continuing to smoke, or you quit just to be on the safe side. Many people continued smoking anyways. This was a huge game changer in history because this is when more people were put at risk to cancer.

1955 McDonald’s is a fast food industry that is very well known in today’s society. In 1955, McDonald’s came to life and was an eye-opener for the people. It was one of the first restaurant experiences with drive-thru and pull ins. Back then, everyone loved the hamburgers and chicken nuggets! But now, they aren’t as good as they used to be. Why? Well, because today’s government and society has evolved in numerous different ways. When there wasn’t a lot of GMO drama and healthy eating organizations, these