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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Sep 10, 1300
Barber-Surgeons performed surgery to treat injuries & cataracts; amputated limbs & burned the stumps to seal blood vessels; practiced bloodletting
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Sep 11, 1322
Jacoba Felicie was tried for practicing medicine without licence
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Sep 11, 1350
physicians learned by reading books & training with experienced doctors; women weren't allowed to practice medicine
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Sep 11, 1380
religious instruction based on the Koran taught followers social responsibilities
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Sep 11, 1392
teachings of Christian Church encouraged followers to help the sick & needy
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Sep 11, 1405
local healers served in monasteries
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
The Renaissance
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Sep 10, 1500
printing press invented
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scientific method came into use in Europe
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Doctors used the scientific method
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microscope invented
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studies of human anatomy
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Robert Hooke built one of first reflecting microscopes
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Edward inoculated people with fluid from cowpox blisters
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Period: to
The Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner discovered that milkmaids exposed to cowpox didn't get smallpox
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Louis Pasteur carried out experiments that became basis for modern microbiology
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introduction to machines
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Robert Koch discovered that pathogens are source of some diseases
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Joseph Lister was ridiculed for insisting on use of carbolic soap to clean handsfor doctors & disinfect instruments
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progress in medicine
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Stethoscope invented
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blood cells, bacteria, & protozoa able to be seen with microscope
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use of ether as an anesthetic began; painless surgery
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Period: to
Modern Times
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rapid growth in healthcare
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technology advances
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antibiotics invented
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discoveries in computer science & electronics
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advances in engineering, chemistry, & physics
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Radium discovered for cancer treatment
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organ transplants are more successful
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surgeries performed with computerized equipment
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preventative care & diagnostic screening improve wellness & increases in life expectancy
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Physicians and patients don't need to be in same room or country to give treatment or advice
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Rhazes discovered difference between measles and smallpox
