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500 BCE
Bian Que
Bian Que is one of the earliest people to use acupuncture -
500
Veins and arteries
Alcmaeon of Croton distinguish veins from arteries in 500 bc -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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1300
Islamic Hospitals
Islamic Hospitals was the beginning of healthcare for the sick -
1346
The start of the Black Death
approximately 50 million people died due to a contagious bacterial disease called the plague in 1346- 1353 -
1400
Jacoba Felicie
Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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1537
Human Anatomical studies were allowed
Human anatomical studies were allowed -
The invention of the microscope
Zacharias Janssen invents the Microscope. -
Scientific method
The scientific method begins to be used -
Blood Circulation
William Harvey published Anatomical Studies on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals. He showed that veins and arteries circulate blood throughout the human body. -
Bacteria
Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria -
The first vaccinations
Edward Jenner developed the process of vaccination for smallpox, the first vaccine for any disease. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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cholera epidemic of london in 1849
London suffers a cholera outbreak (infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine) after the governemnt decides to contaminate the water supply by dumping the waste in the RIver Thames -
John Snow
John Snow stops the outbreak of cholera -
X-ray
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range or x-rays -
Bubonic plague
The bubonic plague hits San Francisco -
Blood groups
Karl Landsteiner discovered the first human blood groups, which helped transfusion become a safer practice. -
Period: to
Modern World
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The great depression begins
October 24th 1929- The great depression begins- people had poor diets, tuberculosis, pneumonia , influenza. Health care at the the time was still being worked on and at the time it seemed more like luxury than a necessity. -
HMO
First HMO insurance -
Smallpox
WHO declares smallpox eradicated -
Oral contraceptive
First combined oral contraceptive approved by the FDA -
First Human heart transplant
South African heart surgeon, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Steve Thomas uses sterile maggots as treatment for infection wounds. -
Artificial liver
Dr. Kenneth Matsumuara and the alin foundation invented the artificial liver -
The human genome project
The HGP was an international scientific research project. They mapped out all the genes of the human genome from a physical and functional stand point -
HIV-1 Treatment
FDA approved the use of Atripla tablets for the treatment of HIV-1 infections in adults. -
Skins cells turned into embryonic stem cells
Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells.
