History of Healthcare

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  • Louis Pasteur invents vaccine for rabies

    Louis Pasteur invents vaccine for rabies

  • Dimitri Ivanofski discovered viruses

    Dimitri Ivanofski discovered viruses

  • Emile Roux deveeloped a vaccine for diptheria

    Emile Roux deveeloped a vaccine for diptheria

  • Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays

    Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays

  • Almroth Wright developed a vaccine fortyphoid fever

    Almroth Wright developed a vaccine fortyphoid fever

  • Bayer introduced aspirin in powdered form

    Bayer introduced aspirin in powdered form

  • Walter Reed demonstrated that mosquitos can carry yellow fever

    Walter Reed demonstrated that mosquitos can carry yellow fever

    This was an important step to prevent yellow fever cases.
  • Female Army Nurse Corps established

    Female Army Nurse Corps established

    It had existed before, but this was the first time it had been recognized as a permanent organization.
  • Miller Reese patented the battery-driven hearing aid

    Miller Reese patented the battery-driven hearing aid

  • Marie Curie isolated radium

    Marie Curie isolated radium

    It helps to kill harmful disease cells.
  • Influenza pandemic killed more than 40 million people

    Influenza pandemic killed more than 40 million people

  • Health Insurance plans and social reforms were developed

    Health Insurance plans and social reforms were developed

  • Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover the use of insulin in diabetes treatment

    Frederick Banting and Charles Best discover the use of insulin in diabetes treatment

  • Mary Breckinridge founded Frontier Nursing Service

    Mary Breckinridge founded Frontier Nursing Service

  • Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin

    Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin

  • Buddy the German Shepard becomes first guide dog for the blind

    Buddy the German Shepard becomes first guide dog for the blind

  • First heart-lung machine was used for open heart surgery

    First heart-lung machine was used for open heart surgery

  • Joseph Murray performs first successful kidney transplant

    Joseph Murray performs first successful kidney transplant

  • Birth control pills were approved by the FDA

    Birth control pills were approved by the FDA

  • A sheep was cloned

    A sheep was cloned

    Her name is Dolly