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By the fourth century the concept of a hospital – a place where patients could be treated by doctors with access to specialized equipment – was emerging in parts of the Roman Empire. The origins of hospitals begin in Christian religious establishments that were meant to provide care for the poor and traveller.
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Barbers in the Middle Ages performed surgeries as well as cut hair. They served military and treated injuries in battles.
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The first pharmacy began in Baghdad in 754. An Arabic physician said these places were for “the art of knowing the materia medica simples in their various species, types and shapes. From these, the pharmacist prepares compounded medications as prescribed and ordered by the prescribing physician.”
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A Persian doctor named Rhazes discovered the difference between measles and smallpox.
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Eyeglasses were invented in the Middle Ages. Salvino D'Armate invented eyeglasses in 1285.
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The Black Death resulted in the deaths of 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.
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He understood the human body and where everything was at inside of it.
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It is unknown who invented the microscope. Historians believe it was Hans Lippershey. We were then able to see microscopic organisms.
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William Harvey discovered how the heart pumps blood around the body.
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English statistician John Gruant published a book of statistics and other health books.
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In 1748, Jacques Daviel successfully removed a cataract. For the first time aging people now had a chance to have good sight.
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In the 19th century various successful open heart surgeries had been done. The first one was in 1801
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Rene Laennec's invention of the stethoscope changed the medical world forever.
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Benjamin Franklin Palmer discovered the prosthetic leg. Prior to this only peg legs existed.
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In 1895, Wilhelm Rontgen became the very first person to systematically study and name X-Rays.
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Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins suggests that vitamins are an essential to health.
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The first successful blood transfusion was done. It was done using Landsteiner's ABO blood typing technique.
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Dr. Paul Dudley White becomes one of America's first cardiologists.
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Dr. Joseph E. Murray performs the first kidney transplant between identical twins.
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The World Health Organization announces smallpox is eradicated.
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The first draft of human genome is announced; the finalized version was released three years later.
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He came up with a new approach on creating an artificial liver.
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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. out of Beverly Hills, California.
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The success of a first-time experimental surgery will determine future availability for U.S. cancer patients and veterans with injuries to the pelvic area.
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Heart disease rate drops by 40%.
