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A hospital named Hotel-~Dieu is founded in Lyon, France.
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Rhazes discovered the difference between small pox and measles
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Abul Kasim is a court physician to the emir of Cordoba. He writes Al-Tasrif, the first illustrated manual of surgery. It is largely copied and used throughout the Middle Ages.
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Avicenna writes a book named The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine.
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Roger Bacon invented the first pair of spectacles (glasses) that allowed doctors to look closer at medical issues on patients.
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Leonardo Da Vinci dissects corpses and finds out new information.
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A dutch lens grinder named Zacharius Jannssen invented the first microscope so doctors and medical professionals can look closer at bacteria and other living organisms.
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William Harvey publishes An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals which forms the basis for future research on blood vessels, arteries, and the heart
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It allowed study of microorganism like bacteria
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A man named Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered the first blood cells. This also lead to the discovery of the seven different types of blood cells later on.
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A man named Edward Jenner created a method to protect people from smallpox by exposing them to the cowpox virus. It worked and this was the start to the new process of vaccination.
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René Laënnec invented the stethoscope to listen to the heart beat in the human body.
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A British obstetrician named James Blundell performs the first successful transfusion of human blood. This lead to the development of blood transfusions.
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A woman named Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive a medical degree. This made a strong impact on women during this time period.
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The first vaccine for Anthrax was invented and made a huge impact on society. People were not getting as sick and they were starting to realize the capabilities of vaccines.
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The first vaccine for Rabies was invented and made an outstanding impact on society.
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The first vaccine for whooping cough was a life saver. People were dying every day from it and could not find a cure until they came out with the vaccine.
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The first vaccine for tuberculosis was the start to a new beginning because not as many victims were dying of it.
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Sir Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin which relieved pain and was a great discovery in medical history.
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The first vaccine for influenza was discovered and helped prevent a bad outbreak out flu cases.
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A man named Jonas Salk developed the first case of polio which lead of the death to many people across the world.
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The first draft of a human genome is announced and the finalized version is released three years later.
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The first vaccine was launched to try and help cure cancer but it didn't work. It was a step closer to finding out though.
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Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells
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The FDA approves the first human clinical trials in the United States for a wearable artificial kidney designed by Blood Purification Technologies Inc
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DNA from an extinct woolly mammoth is split into that of an elephant. Scientists then successfully use the revived DNA to sequence the mammoth's complete genome.
