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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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524
medical care and spiritual guidance
These provided medical care and spiritual guidance, for example, the Hotel-Dieu, founded in Lyons in 542 C. E. and the Hotel-Dieu of Paris, founded in 652 C. E. -
754
The first Pharmacy
The first pharmacy was established in the year 754. It was established in Baghdad. -
937
first hospital
The Saxons built the first hospital in England in 937 C. E -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1340
start of the black death
The Black Death started in Asia and reached in Europe in the 1340s -
1350
expected life span
Most people lived in rural servitude. Even by 1350, the average life expectancy was 30–35 years, and 1 in 5 children died at birth. -
1390
famous med book
The most famous medieval book on herbs is probably the "Red Book of Hergest," which was written in Welsh around 1390 C.E. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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cowpox "vaccine"
In 1796, Jenner inserted pus taken from a cowpox pustule into the arm of James Phipps, an 8-year old boy. He then proved that Phipps was immune to smallpox because of the cowpox "vaccine." -
jenners published experiment
Others were sceptical, but Jenner's successful experiments were finally published in 1798 -
Period: to
Modern World
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Period: to
21st Century
