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400
Galen
Galen was the founder of doing the procedure tracheotomy -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Jun 19, 900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
Jun 19, 1000
Medical care becomes regulated
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Jun 19, 1150
Christian monasteries
Christian monasteries found to treat a snake bit venom. -
Jun 19, 1400
Jacoba felicie
Frenchwoman tries to practice medicine but is denied. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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Use of scientific method begins
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Human anatomical studies allowed
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Robert Hooke
Robert hook invented the microscope. -
Antonie van leeuwenhoek
Antonie van leeuwenhoek describes bacteria -
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas -
Discovery
Discovery of blood cells,bacteria,protozoa, and stethoscope -
Period: to
Industrial Revoulution
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Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccination. -
Ignaz Semmelweis
Show importance of hand washing -
Marie Curie
Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity. -
Bubonic plague hits San francisco
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Period: to
Modern World
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Discoverys
Discovery of organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment,MRI, CAT scans. -
Alexander Fleming
1st person to discover penicillin. -
First HMO insurance
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Salk
Salk the first one to discover polio vaccine -
AZT is used to combat AIDS
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Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
DNA
The completion of the Human Genome project identified a complete set of DNA, which allows for new and completely individualized medications and treatments. -
vaccine created
Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA. -
Scientists
Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells. -
MIPPA
MIPPA provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e prescribing.
