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Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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754
First Pharmacy
Established in Baghdad and greatly aided the development of knowledge about drugs and how they could be made. -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles -
1020
Ammar ibn 'Ali al-Mawsili
He performed the first successful eye surgery. Using a needle and removing a cataract. -
1242
Discovery of the pulmonary circulation and coronary circulation
Helped to doctors to better understand the human heart and how to treat it. -
1260
Louis IX
Established Les Quinze-vingt. It was originally a retreat for the blind, it then became a hostpital for eye diseases. -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1536
Ambroise Pare
He developed the Cauterizing Technique for Surgery and an amputation technique -
1551
Gabriel Fallopius
He discovered the female fallopian tubes -
Use of Scientifc Method
It helpled doctors to be able to prove their theories on ways for treatments and surgeries. Also it improved the way of life for humanity. -
Reflective Microscope
Allowed for the study of microorganisms, such as, bacteria -
Francis Bacon
He used the microscope to discover plague fleas -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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The first vaccination
This helped people to become immune to certian diseases. It saved a lot of people's life's -
The first stethoscope
This made it easier for doctors to hear your heart. Also to hear what is going on inside your body, to see if anything is wrong -
John Snow
He stopped the outbreak of cholera. -
The First X-Ray Discoverd
X-Rays helped doctors to see inside the body, the bones, without having to perform surgery. -
Marie Curie
She discovered the science of radioactivity -
Period: to
Modern World
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Insulin first used to treat diabetes
This allowed people with diabetes to live healthier and have a somewhat normal life -
Alexander Fleming
He discovered penicillin -
First vaccine for influenza
This allowed a solution to influenza, we still use it today -
Paul Zoll
He developed the first cardiac pacemaker to control irregular heartbeat -
First organ transplant
The first organ transplant was a kidney and this provided a new way for people to live longer and be healthier -
Period: to
21st Century
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Jacques Marescaux
He preformed the first telesurgery -
First HPV vaccine approved
It allowed people protection against HPV by getting a shot of the vaccine -
Laurent Lantieri
He preformed the first full face transplant -
3D printer used for first ever skull transplant
It opened up more ideas of how doctors can save people and keep them living longer -
The first ever artificial pancreas was created
This gave a new, successful way for doctors to replace things in humans using technology
