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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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900
Rhazes
discovered difference between smallpox and measles -
1000
Medical care becomes regulated
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1300
Barber-Surgeons
The Barber Surgeons cut hair, perform surgery, which came to be symbolized by the barber pole -
1300
Islamic Hospitals
Islamic Hospitals opened, providing health care for the sick -
1400
Jacoba Felicie
Jacoba Felicie, a frenchwoman, tries to practice medicine but is denied. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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The use of scientific method begins
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The invention of the reflective microscope
The invention of the reflective microscope by Robert Hooke, allowed scientists to see things at a new microscopic level. -
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria for the first time -
The discovery of plague fleas
Francis Bacon, uses a microscope and discovers these plague fleas -
Printing press allows for publication of discoveries
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Pasteurization of milk
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Joseph Lister
he practiced medical asepsis -
The discovery of pathogens
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Ignaz Semmelweis
He showed the world the importance of hand washing -
John snow
stopped the outbreak of cholera -
Period: to
Modern World
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Descovery of organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment, MRI, CAT scans
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Alexander Fleming
discovers penicillin -
First HMO insurance
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Stalk
discovers polio vaccine -
AZT is used to combat AIDS
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Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
Gardasil, which was used to prevent cervical cancer, was approved by the FDA
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The completion of the Human Genome Project
they identified a complete set of DNA, which allows for new and completely individualized medications and treatments -
The first FDA approved implated AbioCor artificial heart placed in a patient.
The heart was placed in the patient on June 24, but the patient died on August 23 -
Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells
