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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 900
The Barber Pole
The Barber Pole was seen in front of a barber shop. After an operation they would hang a bandage on a staff or pole. Twirled by the wind they would make a red and white pattern. A theory was that the red represented the blood and the blue was the vein. -
Jan 1, 900
The start of Medical Care Regulations
Physicians were licensed after formal training with experienced doctors. Women were not allowed to be physicians. -
Jan 1, 900
Jacob Felicie
She tried to practice medicine without a license. She was tried and the judge banned her from ever trying to practice again. -
Jan 1, 900
Christian Church
The teachings of the Christian Church also encouraged followers to help the sick and needy. -
Dec 31, 1300
Religion and Medicine
Christian and Muslim teachings encouraged the care of those in need. A belief was taught and then led to hospitals being formed.1 -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1400
Treatments
Europeans traveled to America and Asia which led to the arrival of the new ingredients for medicine -
Jan 1, 1500
Willam Harvey
He became the first doctor to to ever describe properly how the human circulatory system worked. -
The Scientific Method
During the 16th Century the Scientific Method came in use. And it changed the way people thought of medicine and research. This was a way to acquire new knowledge -
Ladies
Wealthy ladies often provided care for local families. -
Jane Sharp
She made the first English Handbook -
Stethoscope
During the Industrial Revolution the Stethoscope was created. -
Blood cells
Bloods cells could now be seen with the invention of the Stethoscope. -
Louis Pastuer
He carried out experiments that became the basis of modern technology -
Infections
Disinfecting and hand washing was a way to get rid of the chance of getting an infection -
Vaccinations
A doctor had started practicing vaccination on people with cow blisters -
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Industrial Revolution
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Period: to
Modern World
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Technology
Electronics and Computer science changed clinical medicine -
Antibiotics
They were discovered and now could help patients. -
William Einthoven
Invented the first electrocardiogram. 1 -
Organ transplants
They are more common and safer1 -
X-Rays
The use of X-rays gained importance in noninvasive diagnoses. -
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21st Century
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Heart
A group of Surgeons from Louisville managed to implant a new generation artificial heart in a patient. -
Genes
Doctors mapped of all the genes of a human genome. -
Smoke
Only 75 cities in the U.S had low that prohibited smoking in restaurants. -
Stem Cells
Doctors began to induce potential stem cells and also cloned human stem cells. -
Bionic Limbs
Development of the first advanced-moment prosthetic leg that communicates with the wearer's mind.
