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The Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest documents in history and doctors use it as an oath to promise to uphold the art of medicine and act in patient's interest.
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The first eyeglasses were made out of metal, bone, and quartz because "opticians" did not have the materials we have today.
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The first stethoscope was made out of a long, rolled piece of paper to listen to the patient's heart. The paper worked as a funnel so the sound traveled through it from the patient's chest to the doctors ear.
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Dr. Morton successfully completed the first painless surgery using anesthesia on a patient to numb the pain.
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Elizabeth Blackwell was often thought of as America's first female doctor.
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By the late 1850's many rubber companies were producing rubber condoms.
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The first practical medical thermometer was used and took five minutes.
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Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays on accident in 1895
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Einthoven got a nobel prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1924 for his discovery.
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Aspirin was invented as a pain reliever in 1899.
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Penicillin was discovered in London in September of 1928
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Tom Brown developed the first prototype based on an instrument used to detect industrial flaws in boats.
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Peter Safar and James Elam invented mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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It was performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.
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The first full face transplant was done by a team of surgeons led by Professor Jean-Michel.