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200
Galen
tracheotomy -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle ages
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Jan 9, 900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles -
1300
Islamic Hospitals
health care for the sick. -
1350
Monasteries Life
Christian monasteries founded to treat the ill. -
1400
Jacoba Felicie
Frenchwoman tries to practice medicine but is denied. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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Scientific Methods
use of scientific method begins. -
Printing Press
Printing press allows for publication of discoveries. -
Robert Hooke
Reflective microscope. -
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
describes bacteria -
Francis Bacon
Uses microscope to discover plague fleas -
Edward Jenner
Discovered the first vaccination. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Louis Pasteur
Pasteurization of milk. (microbiology) from 1822-1895 -
Discovered vaccination of smallpox
The query about germs was still unanswered, but on a bright note, they had discovered a vaccination for smallpox. -
Joseph Lister
Practice of medical asepsis. 1827-1912 -
Robert Koch
Discovery of pathogens from 1843 to 1910. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Fleming
Discovers penicillin from 1928 to 1945. -
First HMO insurance
From 1930 to 1960 -
Salk
Salk discovers polio vaccine. -
Managed Health Care
Growth in uninsured. (1980-1996) -
AZT
AZT is used to combat AIDS. (1981-1986) -
Discovery of blood cells
bacteria, protozoe, and stethoscopes. -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment. -
Gardasil
A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA. -
Scientist Discovery
Scientist discover that how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells. -
MIPPA
MIPPA provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing -
The first FDA
The first FDA approved implanted AbioCor artificial heart placed in a patient on June 24. Patient died on August 23.
