History of Medicine

Middle Ages

Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

Rhazes

Nov 5, 900

Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles

Medical Care becomes regulated

Aug 17, 1000

Islamic hospitals health care for the sick

Aug 14, 1300

Christian Monasteries

Jan 31, 1350

Founded to treat the ill.

Jacoba Felicie

Sep 29, 1400

Frenchwoman tries to practice medicine but is denied

Renaissance

Period: Jan 1, 1501 to Dec 31, 1795

Use of Scientific Method begins

Sep 1, 1600

Human anatomical studies allowed

May 17, 1605

Printing press allows for publication of discoveries

Mar 5, 1664

Robert Hooke

Dec 17, 1665

Reflective microscope

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Describes bacteria

Jul 20, 1673

Industrial Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1796 to Dec 31, 1900

Discovery of blood cells, bacteria, protozoa, and stethoscope.

Jan 14, 1796

Robert Koch

May 17, 1843

Discovered that pathogens, or disease-producing microorganisms, are the source of some diseases and proved that Lister was correct.

Ignaz Semmelweis

Jun 12, 1847

Shows importance of hand washing

Modern World

Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Dec 31, 1999

Discovery of organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment, MRI, Cat scans

Jan 3, 1901

Alexander Fleming discovers penicilin.

Feb 26, 1928

First HMO insurance

Jul 15, 1930

AZT is used to comnat aids

Sep 23, 1961

Managed healthcare growth in unisured

Sep 17, 1980

21st Century

Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Sep 1, 2017

Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment.

Dec 16, 2001

Human Genome Project identified a complete set of DNA

Mar 24, 2004

Scientist discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells.

Sep 17, 2005

Medicare improvents for patients and providers acts.

Dec 17, 2008

Gardasil a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA.

Jan 26, 2009