History of Healthcare

By erina_217
  • 2000 BCE

    Inhaled Therapy

    Enables the direct administration of treatment into the lungs, providing a more rapid form of treatment in the case of acute respiratory symptoms.

  • Vaccination

    reduces risks of getting a disease by working with your body's natural defences to build protection

  • Antibiotics

    they treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection

  • Kidney Dialysis

    provides an artificial replacement for loss of kidney function in patients who experience kidney failure

  • Endoscopy and Laparoscopic surgery

    doctors can examine inside the body without the need for surgery

  • Anti-TB Therapy

    Reduced death rates from TB in the UK and worldwide and almost eradicated the disease, prior to the more recent emergence of some drug-resistant strains of TB

  • Randomized Controlled Trials

    used for testing and measuring the effectiveness of new drug treatments h

  • Kidney Transplantation

    the transplantation of a kidney from a donor into a patient with end-stage kidney disease

  • Liver Transplantation

    50 years ago it was inconceivable to hope that doctors might be able to offer patients with chronic liver disease the option of replacing their diseased liver with a healthy liver.

  • Beta-Blockers

    reduce the effects of adrenaline on the heart and are used to treat high blood pressure

  • Angioplasty

    improves the life expectancy and quality of life of people suffering from coronary heart
    disease

  • Spread of Modern Hospice Movement

    improved the quality of life of terminally ill patients

  • Tobacco Control

    recognition of the adverse effects of smoking on lung health and the beneficial effects of actively reducing cigarette smoking has significantly reduced smoking-related death rates and ill-health worldwide

  • Erythropoietin

    promotes the formation of red blood cells and is used to treat anemia in patients with kidney disease, cancer, and other forms of critical illness

  • Ace Inhibitors

    used to treat high blood pressure, heart problems, and kidney disease

  • Imaging

    the development of CT and MRI scanning revolutionized the manner in which the body can be scanned in order to detect disease and inform treatment in a range of disease areas.

  • Statins

    cholesterol-lowering drugs which are now used extensively in the prevention of heart disease

  • WHO Analgesic Ladder

    provides a stepped approach to pain management which revolutionized the prescribing of oral opioids for
    cancer pain and has enabled doctors to manage pain more effectively in patients in all other clinical areas

  • Treatment for Stomach Ulcers

    drug treatments for stomach ulcers, thus negating the
    former need for, and risk of, surgery for stomach ulcers

  • Anti-Viral Therapy for HIV

    Transformed the outlook from death in most cases to an expectation of near-normal lifespan for most patients