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200
Galen
Galen descrobed how to cure breathing difficulties by performing a tracheotomy, a surgical opening of the trachea, or wind-pipe. -
200
Barber
Barbers would cut more than just hair barbers were not only barbers there were also surgeons, they would perform surgery to treat cataracts and practiced phlebotomy (blood letting). They also servered with the military and treated injuries sustained in battle. They amputated limbs and burned the stumps to seal the amputaed person's limbs blood vessels -
Period: 200 to Sep 8, 1500
Middle ages
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Sep 8, 1000
Medical care
Medical care becomes regulated -
Sep 8, 1350
Christan monasteries
Christian monasteries are founded to treat the sick and ill -
Sep 8, 1400
Jacoba Felicie
French woman jacoba felice tried for practice medicine because she was a girl she told the judge that it is embarrasing for women to enter a physician the judge did not find her in favor,and she is denied the right to study medicine ever again -
Period: Sep 1, 1500 to
Renaissance
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Sep 8, 1503
Anatomical studies
During the age of enlightenment a philosophical movement of the 1700s studies of the human anatomy took place. these investigations, which had been forbidden by the church in the past, helped correct many beliefs. -
scientific method
During the sixteenth century, the scientific method came into use in europe. this was a major change in the way people thought about medicine and research. the scientific method is a process used to acquire new knowledge. instead of using guesswork or the super-natural to explain events and diseases, people began to look for the real causes of what they saw around them. the scientific method was based on observation and taking careful notes. this method was not common practice during middle age -
Robert hooke
The microscope was develpted which allowed much more accurate observations of patients and symptoms. Doctors could propose an explanation of disease and test it by experimentation and observation and the first ever reflecting microscope was develeped by robert hooke -
Antonie Van
Antonie van leeuwenhoek describes bacteria -
Printing press
Printing press allowed for more publication of discoveries -
Fracnis bacon
francis bacon uses microscope to discover plauge fleas -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward jenner
Edawrd jenner discovered the 1st ever vaccination -
Blood cells
Discovery of blood cells,bacteria,protozoa, and stethoscope -
Louis pasteur
Louis pasteur carried out experiments that became the basis for modern microbiology(pasterurization of milk). -
Joseph
Joseph lister was ridiculed for insisting on the use of carbolic soap to disinfect instruments and for insisting on the use of carbolic soap to disinfect instruments and clean hands before doctors moved to another patient. -
Robert Koch
Rpbert koch discovered that pathogens, or disease producing microorganisms, are the source of some diseases and proved that lister was correct. this was the beginning of modern bacteriology. -
Ignaz sennelweis
Ignaz semmelweis shows importance of hand washing -
John Snow
John snow stops outbreak of the contagious cholera -
Marie curie
Marie curie discovers science of radioactivity -
Period: to
Modern World
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Plague
Bubonic plague hits San Francisco -
Anestetic
During the industrial revolution period doctors started useing anesthetic during surgery to make it painless as possible. -
Organ transplants
Discovery of organ transplants,X-rays,radium for cancer treatment,MRI, and CAT scans -
Alexander fleming
Alexander Fleming discovers penicilin -
Salk
Salk discovers polio vaccine -
Smallpox
WHO declares smallpox eradicated -
Health care
Managed healthcare;growth in uninsured -
AZT
AZT is used to combat AIDS -
Steve Thomas
steve thomas used steril maggots for infectious wound treatment -
Gardasil
gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the fda -
Mippa(medicare improvements for patients and providers act)
Mippa(medicare improvements for patients and providers act) mippa provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing -
FDA
The first FDA approved implanted abiocor artificial heart placed in a patient on June 24, Patient died on August 23 -
Surgerys
Surgeries are perfomed with intricate computerized equipment. -
rhazes
rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles
