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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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754
Pharmacy
The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad. -
900
Rhazes Discovery
Rhazes discovered the difference between smallpox and measles. -
950
Medicare
Medical care becomes regulated. -
1350
Monastery
Christian monasteries founded to treat the ill. -
1400
Womens Rights
French woman Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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1555
Spread of the Word
The printing press allowed discoveries to be shared across the world so everyone could use them. -
Scientific Method
Use of the scientific method is implemented. -
Dead Dogs
William Harvey discovered that the heart pumped blood around the body and that the heart had two distinct beating halves by studying dead dogs. -
Telescope
Robert Hooke invents the reflective telescope. -
Fleas
Sir Francis Bacon discovers the plague fleas. -
Four Big Discoveries
Discovery of blood cells, bacteria, protozoa, and stethoscope. -
Vaccine Discovered
Edward Jenner discovered the first vaccination for small pox. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Cholera
John Snow stops an outbreak of cholera. -
Aspirin
Felix Hoffmann consulted the chemical formula and came across the synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid and then prepared the first sample of pure acetylsalicylic acid. -
Black Plague
The bubonic plague hits San Francisco California. -
X-rays Discovered
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovers the X-ray beam. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Penicilin
Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin over 17 years. (1928-1945) -
Polio
Jonas Stalk discovers the vaccine for polio. -
Organ Transplant
The first successful living-related kidney transplant led by Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume at Brigham Hospital in Boston. -
Smallpox Extinct
The World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated. -
Period: to
21st Century
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Maggots
Steve Thomas uses sterile maggots for infected wound treatment. -
Human Genome Project
Led by Aristides Patrinos in 2003 the HGP was completed allowing for individualized medications and treatments. -
Bionic Prothetics
Touch Edinburgh Modular Arm System (EMAS) created the first bionic prosthetic which was the hand. Other body parts followed in years to come. -
Artificial Heart
The first known artificial heart was placed in a patient, who died later that year on August 23. -
Face Transplant
Full replacement of person’s face was carried out by 30 surgeons in Spain in 2010.
