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Period: 301 to 400
Hospitals
Hospitals were emerging in the 4th century. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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Period: 754 to 754
Pharmacy
1st pharmacy was established in the year 754. -
1201
Wound Cleansing/Theodoric Borgognoni
A man named Theodoric Borgognoni came up with an antiseptic method, which is where wounds needed to be cleaned and then stitched up to promote healing. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1348
Black Death Outbreak
Killed over 40% of the European population and led to medical advanced about vaccines. -
Period: 1400 to
Art
During the Renaissance, lots of artwork were created of the human body, which led to different studies of the human body and advancements in the medical field. -
Period: 1440 to 1440
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented the printed press. -
1500
C-Sections/Jacob Nufer
Swiss farmer, Jacob Nufer, performed first successful c-section on his wife that saved both baby and women. -
1501
Dental Amalgams
One of the most important contributions to medicine from medieval China was tooth fillings made of tin and silver, used in dental procedures. -
Period: to
Zacharias Janssen
Invented the microscope. -
Period: to
William Harvey
First doctor to ever correctly describe the circulation of blood in the body. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
Invented the smallpox vaccine. -
Period: to
René Laennec
Created the first stethoscope. -
Period: to
Blood Transfusion
James Blundell performs the first successful transfusion of human blood. -
Period: to
Typhoid Fever
First vaccine for typhoid fever. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Period: to
Diabetes
Insulin first used to treat diabetes. -
Paul Zoll
Develops the first cardiac pacemaker to control irregular heartbeat. -
Period: to
Joseph E. Murray
Performs the first kidney transplant between identical twins. -
Heart Transplant
South African heart surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant. -
Period: to
Hepatitis B
First vaccine for hepatitis B. -
Wilhelm Conrad
Invented the x-ray! -
Period: to
21st Century
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Period: to
Genome
First draft of human genome is announced -
Period: to
Embryonic stem cells
Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells. -
Period: to
Technology creating smaller incisions
The Cleveland Clinic began removing kidneys through a single incision in the patient's navel. -
Artificial Kidney
The FDA approved the first human clinical trials in the US for wearable artificial kidneys. -
Thomas Manning
The first man to receive a penis transplant. "The success of an first-time experimental surgery will determine future availability for U.S. cancer patients and veterans with injuries to the pelvic region." according to Massachusetts General Hospital.
