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Walter Reed demonstrated that mosquitoes carry yellow fever
Helped doctors to start creating a vaccine or to prevent the disease -
Female Army Nurse Corps was established as a permanent organization
allowed more muses to help take care of patients -
Fredrick Banting and Charles Best discovered and used insulin to treat diabetes
saved lots of lives -
Buddy, a German Shepard, became the first guide dog for the blind
helped so many blind people live a better life -
The first kidney dialysis machine developed
helped many patients live longer -
The first heart-lung machine was used for open-heart surgery
helped surgeons during surgery -
Albert Sabin developed an oral live-virus polio vaccine
saved many lives and prevented people from getting the vaccine -
Average life span was 60-80 years
medicine was helping increase life span -
The FDA approved Da Vinci , the first robotic surgical system, which allows for smaller surgical incisions, less pain and faster recovery
Helped surgical patients have less pain after surgery and recover faster -
President George W. Bush approved federal funding research using only existing lines of embryonic stem cells
It started a research process that has been going on for a long time -
The virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was identified as a new coronavirus never seen before in humans
Helped medical professionals get ahead of the virus -
the first face transplant was performed in France on a woman whose lower face was destroyed by a dog attack
Something new in the medical field -
Stem cell researchers at the University of Minnesota coaxed embryonic stem cells to produce cancer-killing cells
Helped find a solution to help keep cancer patients alive -
Adult stem cells were used in the treatment of disease
helped save many lives -
A Rhesus monkey was cloned, the resulting embryo created stem cells
shows that some of the stem cell research was working -
Scarless surgery using body's own openings was first performed
Helps people who have to have surgery not have scars -
WHO declared a pandemic of the H1N1 virus, commonly called the swine flu
Shows that people were dying and hey needed to make a vaccine -
The FDA approved Botox for migraines
Medical professionals were finding other ways to help with certain symptoms -
the first artificial ovary was created
a major advancement in infertility research -
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law
Helped many people who couldn't pay for healthcare