medical investigations

By kassandra_12
  • 200

    Middle Ages Galen; tracheotomy

  • Period: 200 to

    medical history

  • Sep 10, 1300

    Middle Ages Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick

  • Sep 12, 1355

    middle ages; christian monasteries founded to treat the ill

  • Sep 10, 1400

    Middle Ages; frenchwoman jacoba felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied

  • Sep 12, 1552

    renaissance; human anatomical studies allowed

  • Renaissance; use of scientific method begins

  • renaissance; printing press allows for publication of discoveries

  • Renaissance; Robert Hooke-reflective microscope

  • Renaissance; antonie van leeuwenhoek describes bacteria

  • Renaissance Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas

  • industrial revolution; discovery of blood, cells, bacteria, protozoa, and stethoscope

  • industrial revolution; Edward Jenner discored 1st vaccination

  • industrial revolution; ignaz semmelweis shows importance of hand washing

  • industrial revolution; john snow stops outbreak of cholera

  • industrial revolution; Louis Pasteur (microbiology) - pasteurization of milk

  • modern world; discovery of organ transplants, Xrays radium for cancer treatment, MRI, CAT scans

  • industrial revolution; marie curie discovers science of radioactivity

  • industrial revolution; bubonic plague hits sanfrancisco

  • industrial revolution;robert koch discovery of pathogens

  • industrial revolution; joseph lister- practice of medical asepsis

  • modern world; first HMO insurance

  • modern world; alexander fleming discovers penicillin

  • modern world; salk discovers polio vaccine

  • modern world; who declares smallpox eradicated

  • modern world; azt is used to combat aids

  • modern world; managed health care; growth in uninsured

  • 21st century; steve thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment

  • 21st century; the completion of the human genome project indentified of a complete set of DNA which allows for new and completely individualized medications and treatments

  • 21st century; gardasil a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA

  • 21st century; scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells

  • 21st century; MIPPA (medicare improvements for patients and providers act) MIPPA provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing

  • 21st century; the first FDA approved implanted AbioCor artificial heart placed in a patient on June 24. patient died on August 23

  • Middle Ages Rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles

  • middle ages; barber-surgeons cut hair perform surgery ;barber pole symbol popularized

  • middle ages; medical care becomes regulated