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Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and smallpox -
1140
Medical Care Regulated
No practicing medicine with out a license -
1289
Medical School at Montpelier founded
Permitted anyone with a medial license to teach -
1300
Islamic Hospitals
These offered healthcare for the sick. -
1300
Barber-surgeons Outlawed
Were expected to perform bloodletting and other medical procedures. This was banned -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1400
Frenchwoman Jacoba Felice is denied practicing medicine
Was placed on trial for unlawful practice -
Scientific Method
Use of the scientific method begins. -
Reflective Microscope
Allowed study of microorganism like bacteria -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria -
Francis Bacon
Uses the microscope to discover plague fleas. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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First vaccination discovered
Opened up thousands of possibilities for vaccinations -
Stethoscope Invented
Allowed for advancements when listening to heart and lungs. -
Joseph Lister
Practice of medical asepsis -
Ignaz Semmelweis
Shows importance of hand washing -
John Snow
Stops an outbreak of cholera. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Fleming
Discovers penicillin -
First HMO Insurance
An organization that provides managed care for health insurance on a prepaid basis -
Salk
Discovers polio vaccine -
CAT/CT Scan Invented
Allowed for more information to be see than on X-rays -
WHO Declares Smallpox Eradicated
The first disease to be fought on a global scale. -
Human Genome
Released to the public -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
Gardasil approved by the FDA
Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer -
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
Provided incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing -
AbioCor placed in a patient
First FDA approved artificial heart
