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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
middle ages
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754
pharmacies
As one medieval Arabic physician said these were places for “the art of knowing the materia medica simples in their various species, types and shapes. From these, the pharmacist prepares compounded medications as prescribed and ordered by the prescribing physician.” http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/top-10-medical-advances-from-the-middle-ages/ -
1000
ibn Sina/Avicenna
Persian Muslim polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of modern medicine. -
1256
theodoric borogogoni
he was an italian who became one of the most significant surgeons to ever live in the middle ages -
1285
eyeglasses
they were made out of two convex lenses confined by rims made of bone or metal, the rims were secured at the middle by a rivet -
1300
Anatomy and dissection
there is a great deal of evidence that medieval physicians were conducting experiments and examining the anatomy of the human body. http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/top-10-medical-advances-from-the-middle-ages/ -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
renaissance
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1347
the black death and the rise of florence
killed a big percentage of the population at that time, the plague improved the economy, it was allowing wealthy people to invest in art and display, and etc. -
1520
surgery
after people started dissecting humans, the knowledge of disease and cures for the diseases increased greatly, many different types of surgeries that helped greatly -
1559
Realdo Colombo
He was an Italian prof. of anatomy and surgeon at a university -
1561
Thomas Vicary
He was an English physician, anatomist, and surgeon -
ambroise pare
Ambroise Pare is considered the father of surgery and modern forensic pathology and a pioneer in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine, and etc -
Period: to
industrial revolution
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anesthesia
around the beginning of the 1700s they didn't have anesthesia so they used restraints and they also used substances during the procedures such as alcohol and opium so it did a little to improve the experience but it didn't really improve anything -
john hunter
john hunter FRS was a surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day, he was a early advocate of careful observation and scientific method in medicine -
surgical rooms
most surgery was completed in dirty conditions, with tools and clothing never cleaned, which did spread infection and death -
Thomas Addison
Thomas Addison was the first doctor to discover addisons disease -
Alois Alzheimer
Alois Alzheimer was the first doctor to discover Alzheimer disease which is forgetting stuff -
Period: to
modern world
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penicillin
penicillin was discovered which was a big help, effective against many bacterial infections caused by staphylococci and streptococci. -
William John Adie
was a British physician and neurologist known for describing the Adie syndrome and narcolepsy. -
healthcare
managed health care, growth in uninsured -
Queenie Muriel Frances Adams
was a British academic, physician, and missionary. After her education, Adams worked in the medical field both at home in London and abroad in Egypt. -
artificial intelligence
in healthcare is the use of complex algorithms and software to estimate human cognition in the analysis of complicated medical data. -
Period: to
21st century
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Combination Drug Therapy Extends HIV Survival
they combined stuff and the survival percentage went up about 70% since the 1990s https://www.healthline.com › health › hiv-aids › life-expectancy -
Heart Disease Deaths Drop by 40 Percent
the heart disease dropped cause they figured out how to fix some of it https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-deaths-drop-for-leading-causes/
