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2600 BCE
Imhotep
Egyptian vizier, Sage, architect, astrologer, and chief minister describes the diagnosis and treatment of 200 diseases. -
460 BCE
Hippocrates
He was considered the father of medicine. He included detailed observations of disease and it's effects. He begins the scientific study of medicine and prescribes a form of aspirin -
300 BCE
diocles
Wrote the first Anatomy book. He wrote books on animal Anatomy, dietetics, physiology, embryology, and medical botany. Animal Anatomy helped his work of dissection. -
130 BCE
Galen
He went to Gladiator school and gained experience on treating wounds. Greek physician to Gladiators in Roman emperors. -
910
Rhazes
Persian Muslim polymath, he was the first to differentiate smallpox from measles. He discovered numerous compounds and chemicals including alcohol, kerosene and others -
1010
avicienna
Rice the book of healing in the Canon of medicine. The Canon was divided into five books. 1- anatomy, 2- causes and symptoms, 3- hygiene, health, sickness, and death, 4- classification of disease and dietary treatments -
1140
regulations
Norman King Rodger the second decrees a license is required to practice medicine. Physicians were licensed after training. women were not allowed to practice. midwives assisted women in giving birth. -
1346
black death
The Black Death also known as the plague was a pandemic in Europe from 1347 to 1351 killing most of Europe's population. There was a cure found. -
1440
printing press
Gutenberg invented the printing press. It published books and spread ideas quickly. -
1489
Leonardo da vinci
Conceptually invents an improved version of the helicopter, the use of concentrated solar power, a calculator, a theory of plate tectonics, and dissects Corpses -
1540
barber surgeons
Practice bloodletting, cupping, pulling teeth, animals. Surgeon military, treated better wounds, cut hair, and amputated limbs. -
1543
anatomy
There were new ideas allow for the city of human anatomy formally forbidden by the church it corrected many ideas Andreas Vesalius had the first accurate work on anatomy in 1543. -
Zechariah janssen
Inventing the first optical telescope and the first compound microscope. -
scientific method used
Scientific method made a major change in medicine and research there was no more guessing or Supernatural causes they started looking for actual causes of illness is based on observations and experimental results. -
william harvey
He published in anatomical study of the motion of the heart and of the blood in animals which forms the basis for future research on blood vessels, arteries and the Heart. -
Sir Christopher wren
Experiments with canine blood transfusions this was very important back in the 1600s. -
anton van leeuwenhoek
He discovered protozoa, the single-celled organisms, he called them animalcules. He also improved the microscope. -
James lind
He cured scurvy by using Citrus fruits. He discovered that his Sailors were sick so he tested with vitamins. -
rene laennec
He invented the stethoscope while working at hopital necker while diagnosing various chest conditions -
james blundell
Performed the first successful blood transfusion of human blood to a patient for treatment of hemorrhage. -
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pancho villa
He organized Hospital transfer wounded soldiers, boxcars were repurposed for surgical opening theaters. -
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red cross
The American cross moved to Europe for child health projects. It operated many hospitals. It helped reform the health of European youth. -
flu pandemic
The flu pandemic killed at least 50 million people around the world Bristol show there was a gendered responsive Health caregivers of the pandemic. Doctors weren't able to cure their patients. -
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Norman Bethune
Developed a mobile blood transfusion service for Frontline operators in the Spanish Civil War. -
Second world war
By 1944 people were receiving treatment within hours of them being wounded mobility of field hospitals and ambulances took care of the sick and wounded. -
hela cells
Hela cells led to the Breakthrough in the study of Herpes, leukemia, Parkinson's disease, influenza, hemophilia, genetic diagnosis, cancer, AIDS, toxic substances and polio. It is Immortal cell used in scientific research. -
hiv epidemic
In southern Africa there was an HIV epidemic that began around the 1990s it was a problem for National Health.
