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Amalgams were used for dental procedures such as tooth fillings made of silver and tin.
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The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad. Pharmacists prepared medication as prescribed.
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He was the greatest physician of Islam in the Middle Ages. He discovered the difference between small pox and measles as well as some research with infectious diseases.
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He was a Persian physician whose observations contributed to a wide range of medical fields, including anatomy, pathology, nephrology, cardiology, and urology.
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Islamic Hospitals were one of the greatest achievements made by medieval Islamic society. The hospitals were elaborate institutions with a wide range of functions.
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She practiced medicine without a license and despite saving people, she was not granted a license because she was a woman.
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A global epidemic that struck Europe and Asia, killing 25 million people.
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It was made to keep groups of people apart so that disease could not spread.
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Medical practitioners in medieval Europe who, unlike many doctors of the time, performed surgery, often on the war wounded.
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A physician who discovered the circulation of blood.
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He was an English scientist who discovered a smallpox vaccine.
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The experiment involved transferring blood between a patient who had hemorrhaged during childbirth.
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Patients administered with Salicylic Acid suffered from severe nausea and vomiting. It was later patented.
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German physician who is widely credited as one of the founders of bacteriology and microbiology. He investigated the anthrax disease cycle in 1876, and studied the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in 1882, and cholera in 1883.
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They became the first widely used vaccine ever made in a laboratory.
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Röntgen discovered the medical application of X-rays when he photographed his wife’s hand, creating the first image of a human body part made by X-rays.
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He was able to isolate the mould and identified it as a member of the Penicillium genus. He found it to be effective against all Gram-positive pathogens, which are responsible for diseases such as scarlet fever.
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Establishment of radiotherapy began in the early 20th century, and gradually improved through the years. CT scans improved the efficiency and effectiveness of radiotherapy
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AZT, also called Zidovudine (ZVD) and Retrovir, was the first approved HIV/AIDS drug.
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Using skin cells to create stem cells.
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Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment.
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Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
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Provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records.
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First artificial heart placed in patient.
