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Jan 1, 1000
First school of medicine established in Salerno, Italy
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Jan 1, 1200
First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted
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Jan 1, 1300
First dissection of human corpse
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Jan 1, 1400
First recorded reguatlions for mid-wives
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Jan 1, 1500
First scientific study of human anatomy published
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Blood circulation first described
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Bacteria discovered by Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
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Edward Jenner discovers a vaccination for smallpox
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Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope
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Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first woman doctor
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Civil War
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First School of Nursing
Florence Nightingale started the first school of nursing during the Crimean War. She made nursing a desirable and respected profession. -
Germ theory introduced
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The Red Cross is founded
Clara Barton "Angel of the Battlefield establishes the America Red Cross -
Rabies vaccine discovered
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X-Ray discovered
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays. Lead doctors to see what is going on inside the patient. Doctors are now able to see what is possibly wrong with the patient. -
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World War 1
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Penicillin
Alexander Fleming accidently discovers penicillin, the first antibiotic. -
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WW ll
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The polio vacine is stated safe
Jonas Salk announced to the world that the polio vaccine that he created is both safe and effective. -
Birth Control pill introduced
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First Successful heart transplant
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Louise Brown, the first test tube baby was born
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MRI was available to use
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AIDS first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventiong
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The First FDA approved Gene Therapy expierement in the U.S. occured
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Dolly the sheep was born. Scientist cloned her.
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Advances in Medicine
Microsurgeries are performed, Advances in scope surgery were made, Advances in Body Imagery and gene mapping has become popular in the medical field.
