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During this time humans were very superstitious and believed that they were caused by evil spirits. -
Tribal doctors would perform ceremonies to banish or force out evil spirits. For example, some doctors would remove part of the cranium in order to get rid of demons, some would pray, or others would use herbs and plants for medicines. -
Examples of medicines still used today are, Digitalis, Quinine, Belladonna, atropine, and Morphine. These all come from plants and were all used to treat severe pain. -
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Like the people in ancient times, the ancient Egyptians also were superstitious and believed that the gods could heal them, repetition of common diseases also helped them identify certain diseases. In their culture the priests were the physicians and healed people by using medicines, splinting fractures, and drained blood with leeches in order to restore blood circulation. -
The Chinese were the first to start the acupuncture methods. They learned how to treat diseases and injuries with their stone tools. -
The ancient Greeks believed that disease and illness were determined to be natural, rather than spiritual, causes. During ancient times they did not allow for bodies to dissected. Hippocrates payed careful attention to the details on the outside of the human body and that helped him prove that diseases and illnesses were not spiritual. -
The ancient Romans sent medical equipment and physicians with their armies because they knew that disease was caused by lack of sanitation. The physicians kept a room in their houses for the ill and then later on public buildings for the sick were established. The physicians believed that they would not get sick if they wore masks with spice filled beaks. -
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After the Huns conquered Roman Empire, the Roman Catholic Church believed that life and death were in God’s hands and the priests had no interest in that so they resulted to prayer as the primary healing technique. -
They would pray, use herbal mixtures, or they would just watch and protect the ill instead of searching for cures. -
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Terrible epidemics, like the bubonic plague, smallpox, diphtheria, syphilis, and tuberculosis, killed over 60 million people. Because of the sudden stop to medical studies, these people struggled. -
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The Renaissance period saw the rebirth of learning. Universities were built, the acceptance of dissection was developed, and the printing press contributed to the knowledge and research of many people. -
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He studied and recorded the anatomy of the body. -
He discovered the Fallopian tubes in the female body. -
He discovered the Eustachian tube. -
He used Leonardo da Vinci’s model to describe the circulation of blood and how the heart pumps. -
Invented the microscope and found what bacteria causes tooth decay. -
Apothecaries are early pharmacies that supplied drugs, spices, and herbal medications. -
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His discoveries include bifocals, and he found that colds could be passed from person to person. -
Students began to attend lectures in the classroom and they also observed patients at the bedside. -
He discovered the element Oxygen and he observed that plants refresh air for respiration. -
He discovered a method of vaccination for smallpox, saving millions of lives. -
He invented the stethoscope, allowing doctors to hear the heart and lungs to determine if diseases were present. -
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He identified the cause of childbed fever and proved that washing hands after surgeries was effective and saved lives. -
She found better ways to clean hospitals, reformed the British military healthcare system, and helping nursing gain respect. -
He discovered microorganisms were everywhere and found that Pasteurization kills bacteria in milk. He also created a vaccine for Rabies. -
He discovered that viruses could not be seen with a microscope. -
He used carbolic acid and on wounds to kill germs that cause infection and also became the first doctor to use antiseptic during surgery. -
He developed asepsis which was a method to keep an area germ-free before and during surgery. -
He discovered many disease-causing elements, developed the culture plate method, isolated the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, and introduced the importance of of cleanliness and sanitation. -
He discovered a treatment to kill some microorganisms and brought the use of chemicals to fight off disease. -
He discovered x-rays, allowing doctors to see inside the body to find out what was wrong with the patient. -
Early doctors used herbs, hashish, and alcohol to help relieve the pain of the surgery. They also would choke them to help them become unconscious. Later on they discovered nitrous acid, ether, and chloroform to be helpful drugs to put people into a deep sleep. -
He found that penicillin killed life-threatening bacteria. -
He studied the effects of the unconscious mind on the body and determined that they work together. That led to the understanding of psychology and psychiatry. -
He discovered sulfonamide compounds that were effective in killing bacteria. -
He discovered that a dead polio virus caused immunity to poliomyelitis that saved many people’s lives. -
He used a live polio vaccine instead of a dead one to immunize people since it was much more effective. -
They discovered the molecular structure of DNA. Their model explained how DNA replicates and how hereditary information is coded on it. -
He performed the first successful heart transplant. -
He has successfully separated Siamese twins, performed hemispherectomies, and surgeries on the brain to stop seizures. -
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These are electronic versions of the patient’s medical history, that makes it easy to include all of the key clinical information relevant to the patient’s care. -
Patients are able to connect with their providers thanks to improved glucose monitoring technologies. -
This program allows for patients to conduct visits with their doctors very easily. These new tools speed up access to care while protecting healthcare workers and community members. -
Doctors can see neural activity across the whole of the cerebral cortex of a mouse brain. They have been studying this by filming the brain from 3 different angles. -
The first drug, called Aducanumab, that attacks the dementia cells in the brain and reduces the effects of dementia.