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400 BCE
Caduceus
A Greek god Asclepius was the god of healing and people went to his temple to pray for cures, his symbol was a snake. Priests later adopted his symbol and evolved it into a insignia called a caduceus. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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754
Pharmacies
The first Pharmacy was created in Baghdad by a medieval Arabic physician. -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pow and measles. -
1000
Barber-surgeons
Barber-surgeons not only cut hair they performed sugerys on people who had cataracts and they also practiced phlebotomy (bloodletting). -
1300
Islamic Hospitals
Islamic Hospitals were the first hospitals they had health care for the sick. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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Flush Toilet
Flush toilet's were invented by Sir John Harrington, this is something we still use today because it was a very important invention. -
Scientific Method
In Europe the scientific method came into use and this is the process used to acquire new knowledge. -
Robert Hooke
Robert built one of the first reflecting microscopes. -
Anton Van
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek discovered blood cells. -
Age of Enlightenment
During this age a philosophical movement of the human anatomy took place. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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First Blood Transfusion
James Blundell performs the first successful blood transfusion on a human using human blood. This was a major mark in human history. -
Elizabeth Blackwell
First woman to receive a medical degree from Geneva Medical College in New York. -
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur identifies that germs are the main cause for diseases and that germs get passed around easily so it causes it to spread faster. -
Bubonic Plague
The first vaccine was created for bubonic plague in 1879. -
X rays
X rays were invented and discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. -
Blood Types
Karl Landsteiner introduces the systems to classify blood into A, B, AB, and O groups. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Insulin
Insulin was first used to treat diabetes after being created. -
Vaccines
The first vaccine for tuberculosis and the first vaccine for tetanus were created. -
Dr. Joseph E. Murray
Dr. Joseph performs the first kidney transplant on a human body. -
Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant in 1967. -
Period: to
21st Century
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Battlefield Medicine
According to Dr. Atul Gawande 30% of those who got shot in World War ll died and now in Iraq only 10% of those who got shot die. This is because of improvements in trauma care in wars. -
Human Genome Project.
Scientist completed a draft sequencing of the human genome or all the genes that make up our DNA. -
Vaccine for Cancer
The first vaccine was given to patient to target cancer cells. -
Stem Cell Research
Stem cells can essentially be programmed to become any type of cell in the body. -
Public Smoking
Anti- smoking laws and campaigns have reduced public smoking due to it's discoveries that it is bad for health.
