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200
Galen discovered how to cure breathing difficulties by tracheotomy.
Galen discovered if you open the trachea surgically then it could cure breathing difficulties. -
200
Barbers didn't just cut hair, they also performed surgery.
Barbers didn't just cut hair, they also performed surgery. They were used to sustain injuries in the military to amputate limbs and burn the stumps to seal the blood vessels. -
Period: 200 to
The History of Medicine
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Period: 200 to Sep 9, 1500
Middle Ages
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Sep 10, 1000
Medical care becomes regulated.
Regulation of medical care began in the middle ages making Physicians licensed after formal training with experienced doctors. -
Sep 9, 1300
Islamic hospitals were created for the sick.
In this year islamic hospitals were created to keep the sick away from other people to prevent spread of disease. -
Sep 9, 1350
Christian monasteries founded to treat the ill.
Christian monasteries were believed to treat the ill when people got sick. If they didn't get cured then the gods were mad at them. -
Sep 9, 1400
Frenchwoman Jacoba Felicie tried to practice medicine but is denied
Frenchwoman Jacoba Felicia tried to practice medicine but was denied since she was a woman. -
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Renaissance
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Printing Press is made.
The printing press is made to publish books faster. This also helped the spread of discoveries and new information -
The scientific method is created.
The creation of the scientific method really made people think about what they were doing. It helped eliminate guessing and non exact predictions. Overall it was a major change in the way people thought about medicine and research. -
Human anatomical studies allowed.
Human anatomical studies were allowed to disect people and learn about the body. It also helped people understand the functions and way of the body. -
Robert Hooke creates the reflective microscope.
Robert Hooke creates the first reflecting microscope which allowed us to make more accurate observation of patients and symptoms. -
Antonie van leeuwenhoek describes bacteria.
Antonie described bacteria as single celled organisms which he called "animalcules." He also improved the microscope and introduced the world to microscopic life. -
Francis Bacon discovers plague fleas.
Francis Bacon discovers plague fleas with a microscope. He used a special type of seed that he thought would attract the fleas. It worked which led to his discovery. -
Age of enlightment
The human anatomy corrected many people's beliefs which had been forbidden by their church. -
Edward Jenner discovers 1st vaccination.
Edward Jenner discovered that milkmaids exposed to cowpox did not get cowpox. He then inoculating people with the fluid from cowpox blisters thus beginning the practice of vaccination. -
The discovery of capillaries.
Doctors knew that blood was carried through the body by large vessels but they didn't know how it circulated throughout the body. This lead to the discovery of the capillary. -
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Industrial Revolution
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Modern medical practice discovers organism.
The discovery of organisms helped people realize what microbiology was. This helped us make further discoveries in the medical field, -
Joseph Lister uses method of washing hands.
He insisted on using carbolic soap to wash hands and instruments before moving on to the next patient or object. -
Robert Koch discovers pathogens.
Robert Koch discovers disease producing microrganisms were the source of diseases. He then called them pathogens. -
The machine industry rises.
The production of many new machines also made it easier to make medicine and other tools in the medical field. -
The use of ether as an anesthetic.
Using ether as an anesthetic made painles surgery possible. This was a huge point in history since it eliminated the terrible pain of certain surgeries. -
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Modern World
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Radium discovery
One of the most deadly diseases cancer has killed thousnads of people already. But in the 20th century we discovered Radium. Radium is used today in cancer treatment. -
Antibiotics discovery
Antibiotics are used today to kill harmful bacteria and many doctors give them to you whenever you get sick. They are mainly used for minor sickness and infection. -
Organ transplants have developed.
Organ transplants are now more common, safer, and more successful than ever before. The development of artificial organs is also increasing every year. -
The invention of MRI and CT Scan.
The invention of the MRI and CT Scan have made it easier to give diagnoses and proper treatment. -
Developent of electronic health records.
It is now easier and faster to deliver information anywhere. We can send stats, records, and information across the world in just a matter of minutes. -
Completion of the Human Genome Project.
The completion of the Human Genome Project and the use of stem cells has opened to new types of individualized drugs and treatments. -
Advances in engineering, chemistry, and phyics.
Advances in engineering, chemistry, and physics have made it easier to make new machines and advance technology overall. To this day discovering new things are made or created every year that we never thought were even possible. -
Rhazes discovered the difference between smallpox and measles
Rhazes discovered the difference between smallpox and measles. This played a huge role in the development of medicine as a science by building on the ideas of Hippocrates.
