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Human dissection
In 65 A.D, to further understand bodily function, the dissection of animal and human bodies were first done. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
The Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 659
Tooth Fillings
Tooth fillings were first done in the year 659 -
Jan 1, 980
Standard Medical Textbook
Ibna sina/ Avicenna wrote the standard medical textbook around europe. The textbook included anatomy; etiology and symptoms; hygiene, health and sickness; therapeutic nosology; dietary treatments; "materia medica"; "head-to-toe diseases"; "diseases that are not specific to certain organs"; and a compendium of more than 700 "compound drugs -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
The Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1305
Eyeglasses
Eyeglasses were first made to help correct vision in the year -
Jan 1, 1340
School of anatomy
The university at Montpelier included a school of anatomy. -
Jan 1, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was an expert in anatomy and made studies of tendons, muscles, bones, and other features of the human body. 1 -
Jan 1, 1478
Epidemics
Girolamo Fracastoro, an italian doctor and scholar was the one who suggested that epidemics may come from pathogens outside the body. -
The Black Death
The Black Death killed more than 20% of the population in London.
Smallpox and Leprosy first started appearing and killing in 1664 -
Period: to
The Industrial Revolution
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Cowpox vaccine
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." -
The first stethoscope
The first stethoscope was invented by Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennee -
Jean-Martin
Jean-Martin Charcot's extraordinary contributions to medicine were rooted in his ability to connect clinical observations with disease pathologies—a departure from the standard practice of the time. -
Vaccines for cholera and smallpox
Vaccines for diseases like cholera and smallpox were made -
X-Ray
The X-ray was discovered by Wilhem Conrad -
anesthetic
Nitrogenous Oxide was first used as an anesthetic for dental surgery. -
Period: to
Modern World
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First Vaccine for Influenza
The First vaccine for influenza was made in 1945 -
First Heart Transplant
South African heart surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard performs the first human heart transplant -
HIV
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is identified. -
Bridge to Transplant
Ventricular Assist Device in 1992 is 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. -
Surgical System
Da Vinci Surgical System 1999 has made it possible to treat a broader range of conditions with a minimally invasive approach. -
Period: to
The 21st Century
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Pillcams
PillCam 2001 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. -
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Study Finds Heart, Cancer Risk with Hormone Replacement Therapy- July 2002 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. -
Mini Livers
A "mini-liver"—the size of a small coin—is generated from human cord blood stem cells by doctors at Newcastle University, U.K -
Wearable Kidneys
he FDA approves the first human clinical trials in the United States for a wearable artificial kidney designed by Blood Purification Technologies Inc. out of Beverly Hills, California in 2014
