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1000 BCE
Barber Flagpoles
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Period: 500 to 1300
Middle ages
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900
Rhazes
A doctor name Rahzes discovered the difference between smallpox and measles. -
1000
The Barber-Surgeon
Barbers didn't only cut hair, they also were surgeons and would perform surgeries. They also served with the military and would treat wounded soldiers. The surgeries they practiced were to treat cataracts and practiced phlebotomy. They amputated limbs and burned the stumps to seal the blood vessels. -
1000
Barber Flags
The striped flag that are in front of barber shops have lots of meaning. After an operation, the bandages would be hung on a staff or pole outside of the barbers shop. When twirled by the wind, they would form a spiral pattern that was red and white. -
1300
Islamic Hospitals
Religion played a significant role in healthcare. Each hospital had separate wards for different illnesses. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1322
Jacoba Felicie
A Frenchwomen named Jacoba Felicie was tried for practicing medicine without a license. She defended herself by explaining that some women were embarrassed to go to a male physician for treatment. The judge didn't find her in favor and she was forbidden to practice medicine. -
1322
Jacoba Felicie
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1440
Printing Press
The printing press made it easy to make books and get them out faster. This allowed people to hear and gain knowledge about new discoveries faster and easier. -
1440
Printing Press
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1561
Scientific Method
When scientific method was introduced to Europe it shifted how people thought about medicine and research. It is used to gain knowledge. Instead of using random stuff to explain diseases people started looking for real reasons and causes of these things. The scientific method is making observations and then taking notes. -
Microscope
The microscope allowed people to be more accurate and make better observations about patients and symptoms. Doctors could propose a disease and then experiment with it and get very accurate information. -
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke built one of the first reflecting microscopes. -
Reflecting Microscope
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Human Anatomy
Human Anatomy is the study of the human body. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
Health and the environment made a connection through a English doctor named Edward Jenner. He discovered that milkmaids exposed to cowpox didn't get smallpox. He also introduced a vaccination. -
Stethoscope
The stethoscope allowed doctors to listen to peoples heart beats and internal noises inside the patients. -
Stethoscope
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Anesthetics
Anesthetics were discovered at this time. It made painless surgery possible. -
Anesthetics
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Robert Koch
Robert Koch discovered that pathogens are the source of some diseases and proved that Lister was correct. This was the start of modern bacteriology. -
Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister was made fun of and laughed at for saying that soap could be clean our hands and instruments before doctors moved to another patient. Today we call his practice medical asepsis. -
X-rays
X-rays gained a lot of importance during this time. X-rays take a picture of a body part and it can see the bone and analyze the bone. -
X-rays
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Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming made a thing called antibiotics. They destroy or slow down bacteria. There are many different antibiotics that are used to treat different things. -
Organ Transplant
Organ transplants are becoming safer and better as the years pass. They are becoming popular among us. -
MRI, CT scans and Ultrasound.
The development of CT scans, MRI, and ultrasound has improved diagnosis and treatment for many diseases. All of these things improved and got better over time. -
MRI
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Virtro Fertilization
What this does is it allows people that are incapable of having children have one. It can fertilize you and allow you to have a baby. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
He used sterile maggots for treatment for an infection. -
Steve Thomas
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Human Genome Project
Human Genome Project and the use of stem cells has opened doors to new types of drugs and treatments. -
Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records provide information. Physicians and patients could be in 2 different countires and still share informantion with each other. -
Electronic Health Records
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Surgeries
Surgeries are now being performed with computer equipment. -
Peoples Lifespan
People in many areas of the world are living longer lives because they now have access to vaccines, cleans water and better food.
