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Veins and Arteries
In the year 500 the difference between veins and arteries was discovered and led to more research of the Cardiovascular system. -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299
Middle Ages
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Sep 11, 659
Tooth Fillings
In 659 the first substance for tooth fillings was invented and was made out of silver and tin. -
Sep 11, 659
Dental work in the Middle Ages
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Sep 8, 754
Pharmacy
In the year 754 the first pharmacy was created in Baghdad. -
Sep 11, 754
Pharmacy in the Middle Ages
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Mar 8, 820
Hospitals
The earliest recorded hospital was built in the monastery of St Gall. It held up to six people and had it's own garden to grow herbal medicines. -
Sep 6, 900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between Measles and Small Pox. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Sep 11, 1315
Public dissection of a human
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Sep 11, 1315
Mondino de Luzzi
In 1315 Mondino De Luzzi performed a public dissection then later wrote the first anatomical text on dissection. -
Sep 11, 1352
Glasses
The earliest known depiction of a pair of glasses was in 1352. -
Sep 11, 1352
Glasses
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Sep 11, 1377
Quarantine
In the year 1377 the concept of quarantine was invented in a a city in Croatia. -
Sep 11, 1500
Cesarean Sections
Around the year 1500 the first Cesarean Section was performed and recorded with both the mother and child still alive. -
Sep 11, 1543
Andreas Vesalius
In 1543 Versalius also known as the father of anatomy wrote one of the most famous books on anatomy and dissection. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
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Edward Jenner
Edward Jenner invented the first successful smallpox vaccine. -
Bloodletting
Around the 1800's the practice of bloodletting was invented. -
Anesthetic
John Warren performed the first successful surgery with anesthesia -
Aspirin was invented
In the early 1890's Aspirin was invented by a German Chemist named Felix Hoffman -
X-Ray Machine
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X-Rays
X-Rays were invented by a German physics professor named Wilhelm Roentgan -
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Modern World
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Insulin
In 1922 Insulin was first used to treat diabetics. -
Sir Alexander Fleming
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Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the drug penicillin. -
Partial Face Transplants
In 2005 the first partial face transplant was performed in France. -
Gardasil
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HPV Vaccine
The first HPV vaccine called Gardasil was approved by the FDA -
Artificial Kidneys
The first functional artificial kidney was created from stem cells
