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500
barber surgeons cut hair, preform surgery,barber pole symbol popularized
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Period: 500 to
History of Medican
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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Sep 9, 1000
medical care becomes regulated
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Sep 9, 1200
Christian Monasteries founded to treat the ill
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Sep 4, 1300
Islamic hospitals: healthcare for the sick
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Sep 4, 1400
Medical care becomes regulated
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use of scientific method begins
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printer press makes medicare easier to document
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antonie van leuwenhoek describes bacteria
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studies of anatomy started taking place
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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discovery of blood cells, bacteria, protozona, and stethoscopes
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Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccination
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robert koch discovers pathogens
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john show stopes cholera outbreak
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Period: to
Modern Times
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discovery of organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer, MRI, CAT scans
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First HMO insurance
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AZT is used to combat aids
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Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatments
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scientist discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells
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Rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles