Who With Insulin Was Restored To Heatlh
NEAR THIS SPOT ON AUGUST 7, 1922,
DR. HOWARD F. ROOT, IN THE
PRESENCE OF DR. ELLIOTT P. JOSLIN
AND OTHERS, GAVE THE FIRST
INJECTION OF INSULIN IN NEW
ENGLAND. THE PATIENT WAS MISS
ELIZABETH MUDGE, R.N., WHO WITH
INSULIN WAS RESTORED TO HEALTH
AND LIVED FOR TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS THEREAFTER.