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500
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and smallpox -
Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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750
Ancient Romans
doctors would use cabbage as treatment for aliments. This was used for a range of things like constipation and deafness. -
1160
Hildegard of Bingen
wrote the Libir simplicis medicinae which was the simple book of medicine -
Period: 1301 to
The renaissance
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1340
Montpellier
University of Montpellier that included school of anatomy -
1348
Black Death
Black Death treated by lancing the buboes and applying warm water with poultice of butter, garlic, and onion -
1489
Leonardo Da Vinci
dissects corpses -
New lands brought new medicine
increase of trade lead to an increase in the development of new medicine, and also lead to the spread of global disease -
Sir Christopher Wren
experiments with canine blood transfusions -
Reflective Microscope
Allowed study of micro organisms like bacteria -
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
discovers blood cells and observes bacteria -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
develops method to protect people from smallpox by exposing them to cowpox -
Renne Laennec
invents stethescope -
Influential Sanitary Report
divided people into clean and dirty -
Dr. Horace Wells
dentist that uses nitrous oxide as an anesthetic -
Municipal Corportations Act
commission that later made possible public health acts -
Period: to
Modern World
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William Einthoven
invented first practical electrocardiogram -
Florence Nightingale
Nurse that worked on improving hygiene and health during war in Turkey -
Diphtheria
scientists discovered vaccine for diphtheria -
Yellow Fever
Biologist from South Africa discovered the first successful vaccine for yellow fever -
Inge Endler
Invented medical ultrasonography -
Period: to
21st Century
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Abio Cor Artificial Heart
group of surgeons in Kentucky managed to implant an artificial heart in a patient -
Human Genome Project
international scientific research project that determined the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up human DNA -
No Smoking Law
75 cities have prohibited smoking in public areas to prevent second hand smoke along with improving indoor air quality -
Joseph Kirsner
Better understaning of the role of immunology and genetics in the pathopysiology of inflammitory bowel disease -
Zora Janzecovik
pioneer in the treatment of burn victims, helped immediate grafting of burns to reduce morbidty and mortality
