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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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800
Hospitals
a place where patients could be treated by doctors with access to specialized equipment started to emerge in the 8th century. -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pox and measles. -
1050
Ophthalmology and optics
The 11th century scientist Ibn al-Haytham, came up with a new explanation for vision through his research on optics and the anatomy of the eye -
1250
Roger Bacon
Invented the first Magnifying Glass -
1250
Cleaning wounds
13th-century surgeon Theodoric Borgognoni came up with an antiseptic method, where wounds were to be cleaned and then sutured to promote healing. -
1450
Anatomy and dissection
there is evidence that medieval physicians did experiments and examined the anatomy of the human body. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Blood Transfusion
Blood given to someone through a vein -
René Laënnec
Invented the stethoscope -
Anesthesia
Dr. Crawford W. Long performed the first operation using diethyl ether as an anesthetic. -
Brain Waves
scientist Richard Caton discovered brain waves first with animals -
X-ray
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered the X-ray -
Period: to
Modern World
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Electrocardiogram
Dr. Willem Einthoven invented the first practical electrocardiogram. -
Lobotomy
António Egas Moniz performed the first modern lobotomy -
Heart Transplant
Dr. Christiaan Barnard did the first human heart transplant -
Dr. Raymond V. Damadian
Invented the M.R.I. -
Synthetic Blood
First blood substitute used for humans -
Period: to
21st Century
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Human Genome Project
Scientists completed a draft mapping out the human genome -
HPV Vaccine
HPV vaccine gardasll was approved. -
First vaccine to target a cause of cancer
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Bionic Limbs
In 2012 amputees began receiving bionic limbs -
Leadless Pacemakers
