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In 65 A.D, to further understand bodily function, the dissection of animal and human bodies were first done.
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Tooth fillings were first done in the year 659
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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
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Eyeglasses were first made to help correct vision in the year
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The university at Montpelier included a school of anatomy.
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Leonardo Da Vinci was an expert in anatomy and made studies of tendons, muscles, bones, and other features of the human body. 1
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Girolamo Fracastoro, an italian doctor and scholar was the one who suggested that epidemics may come from pathogens outside the body.
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The Black Death killed more than 20% of the population in London.
Smallpox and Leprosy first started appearing and killing in 1664 -
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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."
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The first stethoscope was invented by Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennee
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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.
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Vaccines for diseases like cholera and smallpox were made
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The X-ray was discovered by Wilhem Conrad
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Nitrogenous Oxide was first used as an anesthetic for dental surgery.
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The First vaccine for influenza was made in 1945
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South African heart surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard performs the first human heart transplant
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HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is identified.
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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.
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Da Vinci Surgical System 1999 has made it possible to treat a broader range of conditions with a minimally invasive approach.
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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.
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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.
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A "mini-liver"—the size of a small coin—is generated from human cord blood stem cells by doctors at Newcastle University, U.K
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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
