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Teachings of the christian churches also encouraged followers, to help the sick and the needy. Many monasteries were found to especially treat the sick.
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A Persian doctor named Rhazes discovered the difference between small pox and measles
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Barber Surgeons preform surgery to treat cataracts and practiced phlebotomy (bloodletting)
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Regulation of medical care began in the Middle Ages
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There were scored of hospitals in the Muslim world. The religious taught them responsibilities, such as the rich and providing the poor.
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Many changes went through the Renaissance, these started through the 14th Century and ended through the 17th Century.
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During this time they figured out the scientific method. The Scientific Method is a process to acquire new knowledge.
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The scientific method was based on observation and taking careful notes. This method was not common during the Middle Ages.
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The microscope was invented!!! This allowed more accurate observations of patients of patients and symptoms. Zacharias Janssen had invented the microscope.
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The biggest philosophical movement of the 1700's, studies the human anatomy took place. These forbidden investigations took place by the church.
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New diagnostic tools such as the stethoscope were invented. Blood cells, bacteria, and protozoa could now be seen with a microscope.
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A connection was made between health and the environment . Edward Jenner an English doctor, discovered that milkmaids exposed to cowpox did not get smallpox. Around 1796 he began inoculating people with the fluid from cowpox blisters, thus beginning the practice of vaccination.
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Modern medical practice is based on the discoveries and developments of the nineteenth century. Once the connection between the structure and the function of an organism was made, further discoveries followed.
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This was of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, great changes were caused by the introduction of machines.
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Joseph Lister (1827–1912) was ridiculed for insisting on the use of carbolic soap to disinfect instruments and clean hands before doctors moved to another patient. Today we call his practice—the practice of disinfecting surgical equipment and hand washing as a way to prevent the spread of infection
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Antibiotics were invented. Radium, used for cancer treatment, was discovered. The use of X-rays gained importance in noninvasive diagnoses. The development of computed axial tomography (CT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound or sonographic imaging has improved diagnosis and treatment for many diseases
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Sir Alexander Fleming, a Scottish biologist, defined new horizons for modern antibiotics with his discoveries of enzyme lysozyme (1921) and the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928.
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Raymond Damadian invented the MRI machine.
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The development of artificial organs is progressing. In vitro fertilization allows many infertile couples to have children. Research, technology, and improved care techniques are extending the horizon for healthcare.
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The twentieth century saw rapid growth in healthcare. Discoveries in electronics and computer science changed clinical medicine dramatically. Advances in engineering, chemistry, and physics have contributed to current medical practice
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The rapid progress in science and technology is expected to continue through the twenty-first century and bring many more changes and challenges to healthcare professionals.
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People in many areas of the world are living longer and healthier lives because of vaccines, clean water, and better nutrition
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Edward Jenner invented vaccines!! These are shots that you get to prevent sickness from getting to you.
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Diagnostic screening and preventive care are improving wellness and increasing life expectancy.
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The completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) and the use of stem cells has opened doors to new types of individualized drugs and treatments
