Medical History

Medical advances from 1877 through 1900s

Period: May 23, 1877 to May 23, 1900

Germ Theory of Disease
Aspirin developed
First vaccines

Government involvement in the medical field 1877 to 2010

Period: May 23, 1877 to May 23, 2010

How the government has been and continues to be involved in medicine and medical changes/advances

Medical changes from 1900s through 1920

Period: May 23, 1900 to May 23, 1920

Infectious diseases and their tracking
Public health developments

Medical advances 1920 to 1930

Period: May 23, 1920 to May 23, 1930

Insulin developed
Penicillin discovered

Medical changes 1930 to 1950

Period: May 23, 1930 to May 23, 1950

Heart lung machine used
Cardiac pacemaker developed

Medical advances 1950 to 1960

Period: May 23, 1950 to May 23, 1960

Prepaid health plans
Heart disease No.1 killer of Americans
DNA molecular structure described
First artificial heart in a dog

Medical advances 1960 to 1980

Period: May 23, 1960 to May 23, 1980

Many new vaccines
Smallpox eradicated

Medical changes 1980 to 1990

Period: May 23, 1980 to May 23, 1990

First human artificial heart
HIV named

Medical advances 1990 to 2000

Period: May 23, 1990 to May 23, 2000

MRI 3-D developed
First animal cloned
New "Principles of Infection"
Nerve transplants

Medical advances 2000 to 2010

Period: May 23, 2000 to May 23, 2010

Stem cell discoveries
Many developments in all areas of the medical field