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460 BCE
Hippocrates
-Considered to be the "Father of Medicine"
-Had a theory that the body consisted of 4 humors: black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm (which were all connected to and controlled by part of the universe...earth, fire, air, and water respectively) -
1000
Cauterization
-Invented over 1000 years ago to stop bleeding with the use of heat -
1495
First Syphilis Outbreak
-Occurred in French troops in Italy
-Disease was cured by Penicillin -
Invention of the Microscope
-Invented by Zacharias Janssen -
Dr. James Durham
-First African-American doctor in the US (in New Orleans)
-Bought his way out of slavery after being born into it in 1762
-He was taught by his owners, who were also doctors, before opening his own medical practice -
Vaccines
-First used to display an immunity to smallpox
-Paved the way for vaccines in the future -
Hypodermic Needles
-These hollow metal needles were first created by Francis Rynd -
Anesthesia
-Invented October 16, 1846
-Previously, the only way doctors could help patients dull the pain was by "biting the bullet," opioids, or alcohol -
Elizabeth Blackwell
-She was the first woman to gain access into a medical school (Geneva Medical School), although it had been intended as a joke
-After graduating first in her class, she finally began to gain the respect she deserved.
-In 1857, Blackwell opened an infirmary for women and children
-Later on in 1968, she opened up her own medical college for women
-Blackwell, without a doubt, paved the way for women in medicine. -
Germ Theory
-Louis Pasteur proved that germs were the cause of diease -
First Medical Thermometer
-Invented by Sir Thomas Allbut
-It took about 5 minutes to take someone's temperature -
Invention of Contacts
The first contact lenses were made out of glass and were made to completely cover the eye -
References
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