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Black Death
The Black Death killed more than 20% of the population in London. Yes this may seem like a bad thing, but now we know that things like this can happen, and we can make sure that the Black Death wont happen again. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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Tooth Fillings
This meant that less infections would occur from bacteria in the mouth. -
754
Pharmacies
This meant that more people could now get drugs to help their sickness, and people were becoming more experienced with medicine. -
1025
Ibna sina/ Avicenna wrote the standard medical textbook
The textbook includedetiology and symptoms; hygiene, health and sickness; therapeutic nosology dietary treatments, materia medica This meant that more medical information could get out to other people around the world. -
1285
Eyeglasses
These were originally made to see small text. Now people use them on a daily to live a normal life. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
The Renaissance
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1348
Concept of a hospital
The term of a hospital began to evolve and there were now places with people who know what they were doing. This meant that more people could remain healthy, and get looked at. -
1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
He was an expert in anatomy and made studies of tendons, muscles, bones, and other features of the human body. This now meant that people could now when something was wrong with their anatomy. -
1478
Girolamo Fracastoro
He discovered that people may get sick from pathogens outside of their body. This now meant that we could find ways to actually cure a sickness. -
Smallpox and Leprosy
These diseases/ infections mean that we can find ways to prevent these things from reoccurring and improve in medicine. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Immune to infections
Edward 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." -
Stethoscope
This is used to listen to lungs, heart, and the intestinal tract. This means that physicians can now actually know when someone needs care. -
Jean-Martin Charcot
Contributions to medicine were rooted in his ability to connect clinical observations with disease pathologies—a departure from the standard practice of the time. -
HIV
HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS. This meant that we now new why people were falling ill. -
Vaccines
Vaccines for diseases like cholera and smallpox were made -
X-ray
This was discovered by Wilhem Conrad on November 8. We can now use them to check for broken bones, and for spot pneumonia. -
Influenza Vaccine
This meant that first we had a way to fight back Influenza, and it now meant that we can learn and expand from this outbreak to ensure something like that never happens again. -
Human Heart Transplant
South African heart surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant. This means that we can now replace hearts if needed be. -
HIV
The HIV virus was discovered, this means that we know know how HIV could be affecting it's hosts. -
Period: to
Modern Renaissance
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Ventricular Assist Device
A mechanical pump that helps a weak heart pump blood through the body. It is often called a “bridge to transplant” because it can help patients survive until they get a new heart. -
Da Vinci Surgical System
The da Vinvi surgical system is a robotic surgical system. This has made it possible to treat a broader range of conditions with a minimally invasive approach. -
Period: to
21st Century
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PillCam
It takes photos of the small intestine and sends them to a small recorder affixed to the patient's belt. This technology has helped patients avoid invasive and painful endoscopic diagnostic procedures just by swallowing a pill. -
Cancer Risk with Hormone Replacement Therapy
It was discovered that the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, which was sponsoring a placebo-controlled trial of hormone replacement therapy in more than 161,000 healthy women, announced that it was shutting down the study because HRT increased the risk of heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer. -
Partial Face Transplant
Jean-Michel Dubernard carried out a partial face transplant on a lady who was attacked. This means that people who have gone through traumatic events that severely affected their face don't have to wake up and see it everyday in the mirror. -
Mini-Liver
The mini-liver is an approach at growing our own livers instead of waiting for a transplant that may never come. It is made out of cord stem cells from the human body. -
3D printed body parts
Cornell University printed an outer ear that worked like and resembled the real thing. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and MIT have also reproduced blood vessels using similar processes. This meant that we could print out something like a feeble human organ in the future instead of again waiting for some transplant that will probably never get to you.
