History of Medicine

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  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300

    Middle Ages

  • 659

    Dental Amalgams

    In the year 659, the beginning stages for tooth fillings that were made up of silver and tin had originated from China to the creation of amalgams for dental procedures.
  • 754

    Pharmacies

    Pharmacies
    In the year 754, the first pharmacy was started in Baghdad leading to medications prescribed ordered from a prescribing physician.
  • 900

    Rhazes

    Rhazes
    Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles
  • 1231

    Medical Education in Universities

    In 1231 Frederick II set forth laws about medical education levels and licensure ahead of his time.
  • 1299

    Cleaning Wounds

    Theodoric Borgognoni proposed the antiseptic method that showed how wounds were able to be cleaned to promote healing.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1301 to

    Renaissance

  • 1315

    Dissection

    Dissection
    Italian physician Mondino de Luzzi lead a public dissection for his viewers and spectators.
  • 1489

    Dissecting Corpses

    In 1489 Leonardo da Vinci dissects corpses.

  • Microscopic Revolution

    Anton Van Leeuwenhoek invented the earliest microscopes allowing him to observe cells for the first time.

  • Anatomical Study

    Anatomical Study
    In 1628, William Harvey publishes An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals which forms the basis for research of blood.

  • Blood Transfusions

    In 1656 Sir Christopher Wren experiments with canine blood transfusions.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Protection from Smallpox

    Protection from Smallpox
    In 1796 Edward Jenner developed a method for protection from smallpox by exposing them to the cowpox virus which was later known as vaccination.

  • Introducing Anesthetic

    In 1842 Crawford W. Long started using ether a general anesthetic during surgery.

  • First Woman to Recieve a Medical Degree

    In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree.

  • Sanitary Operating Rooms

    In 1867 Joseph Lister was sure that every operating room needed to clean, by developing a antiseptic surgical methods, using carbolic acid to clean wounds and surgical instruments.

  • Discovering X-Rays

    Discovering X-Rays
    In 1895 x-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen while observing crystals.
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Insulin for Diabetes

    Insulin for Diabetes
    In 1922 insulin was first used to treat diabetes.

  • Medical Ultrasonic

    Medical Ultrasonic
    In 1942 Dr. Karl Theodore Dussik published the first paper on medical ultrasonic - ultrasound.

  • First Human Heart Transplant

    In 1967 Dr. Christaan Barnard, a South African heat surgeon performed the first human heart transplant.

  • Ending Smallpox

    In 1980 the World Health Organization announces smallpox has come to an end.

  • HIV is Discovered

    In 1983 HIV was identified as the cause of AIDS

  • Human Genome Project

    Human Genome Project
    In 2000 scientists released the International Human Genome Project released a rough draft to the public.

  • Cancer Treatment

    Cancer Treatment
    In the 20th Century both chemotherapy and radiotherapy were developed ass treatments for cancer.
  • Period: to

    21st Century

  • Face Transplant

    In 2005 Jean-Michel Dubernard performed the first partial face transplant.

  • Stem Cells

    In 2006 doctors began to induce potential stem cells and also cloned human stem cells.

  • Human Skill Cells

    In 2007 scientists discovered how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells.