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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 659
Dental Amalgams
Amalgams were used for dental procedures such as tooth fillings made of silver and tin. -
Jan 1, 754
Pharmacies
The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad. Pharmacists prepared medication as prescribed. -
Jan 1, 925
Al Rhazes Discoveries
He was the greatest physician of Islam in the Middle Ages. He discovered the difference between small pox and measles as well as some research with infectious diseases. -
Jan 1, 980
Avicenna
He was a Persian physician whose observations contributed to a wide range of medical fields, including anatomy, pathology, nephrology, cardiology, and urology. -
Jan 1, 1300
Islamic Hospitals
Islamic Hospitals were one of the greatest achievements made by medieval Islamic society. The hospitals were elaborate institutions with a wide range of functions. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1322
Jacoba Felicie
She practiced medicine without a license and despite saving people, she was not granted a license because she was a woman. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Plague
A global epidemic that struck Europe and Asia, killing 25 million people. -
Jan 1, 1377
Quarantine
It was made to keep groups of people apart so that disease could not spread. -
Jan 1, 1540
Barber Surgeons
Medical practitioners in medieval Europe who, unlike many doctors of the time, performed surgery, often on the war wounded. -
Jan 1, 1578
William Harvey
A physician who discovered the circulation of blood. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
He was an English scientist who discovered a smallpox vaccine. -
Blood Transfusion
The experiment involved transferring blood between a patient who had hemorrhaged during childbirth. -
Aspirin
Patients administered with Salicylic Acid suffered from severe nausea and vomiting. It was later patented. -
Robert Koch
German physician who is widely credited as one of the founders of bacteriology and microbiology. He investigated the anthrax disease cycle in 1876, and studied the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in 1882, and cholera in 1883. -
Cholera Vaccines
They became the first widely used vaccine ever made in a laboratory. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Wilhelm Röntgen
Röntgen discovered the medical application of X-rays when he photographed his wife’s hand, creating the first image of a human body part made by X-rays. -
Alexander Fleming
He was able to isolate the mould and identified it as a member of the Penicillium genus. He found it to be effective against all Gram-positive pathogens, which are responsible for diseases such as scarlet fever. -
Cancer Treatments
Establishment of radiotherapy began in the early 20th century, and gradually improved through the years. CT scans improved the efficiency and effectiveness of radiotherapy -
AZT
AZT, also called Zidovudine (ZVD) and Retrovir, was the first approved HIV/AIDS drug. -
Dr. Yossi Buganim
Using skin cells to create stem cells. -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment. -
Gardasil
Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. -
MIPPA
Provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records. -
AbioCor
First artificial heart placed in patient.
