Medical Investigations 1

By AlduinKellofKells
  • Period: 500 to

    History of Medicine

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • The first barber-surgeons to be recognized as such worked in monasteries
    Sep 9, 1000

    The first barber-surgeons to be recognized as such worked in monasteries

  • By the twelfth century, there were medical schools throughout Europe
    Sep 9, 1100

    By the twelfth century, there were medical schools throughout Europe

  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Renaissance

  • Black Plague unleashed it's wrath, wiping 60% of Europe.
    Sep 11, 1300

    Black Plague unleashed it's wrath, wiping 60% of Europe.

  • Sep 9, 1340

    The University of Montpellier included a school of anatomy

    -Middle Ages
  • Sep 9, 1440

    Roger of Sicily forbade anyone from practicing medicine without a license,

  • Sep 11, 1494

    Syphilis was first recorded in Europe in 1494, when an epidemic broke out among French troops beseiging Naples.

  • Paracelsus, a Swiss alchemist and physician, wrote what was probably the earliest work on occupational medicine
    Sep 11, 1500

    Paracelsus, a Swiss alchemist and physician, wrote what was probably the earliest work on occupational medicine

  • Sep 11, 1543

    Gabriele Falloppio described the female reproductive organs

  • Sep 11, 1543

    Andreas Vesalius, a professor at the University of Padua, published an exquisitely illustrated anatomy text.

  • Period: to

    Industerial Revolution

  • William Harvey accurately described the circulation of blood in the body,

  • Richard Lower and philosopher Robert Hooke conducted experiments that showed that blood picks up something during its passage through the lungs, changing its color to bright red.

    Richard Lower and philosopher Robert Hooke conducted experiments that showed that blood picks up something during its passage through the lungs, changing its color to bright red.

  • There were major developments in therapeutics.

  • British country doctor, Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine.

    British country doctor, Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine.

  • Homeopathy, another all-encompassing medical philosophy, developed about the same time. It calls for treating a patient’s symptoms by drugs that produced the same symptoms

  • Frenchman René-Théophile-Marie-Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781-1826) made the process easier by inventing the stethoscope.

  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • During the 20th century life spans lengthened in most parts of the world.

  • A company called Bayer in Germany trademarked a synthesized version of acetylsalicylic acid that it called aspirin.

    A company called Bayer in Germany trademarked a synthesized version of acetylsalicylic acid that it called aspirin.

  • The study of herbal, chemical, and mineral remedies (what was called material medica) was transformed into the laboratory science of pharmacology.

  • German scientist Paul Ehrlich, who—after much trial and effort—synthesized the arsenic-based compound Salvarsan, the first effective treatment for syphilis.

  • Scotsman Alexander Fleming found a mold growing on some bacterial samples in his laboratory. In fact, the mold killed the samples. He identified the mold as penicillin.

    Scotsman Alexander Fleming found a mold growing on some bacterial samples in his laboratory. In fact, the mold killed the samples. He identified the mold as penicillin.

  • Rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles