Medical Investigations By ArcadeVayne 200 Galen; tracheotomy Period: 200 to Sep 5, 1500 Middle Ages 210 Barber-surgeons cut hair, perform surgery, barber pole symbol Sep 8, 1300 Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick Sep 8, 1350 Christian monasteries founded to treat the ill Sep 8, 1400 Frenchwoman Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1700 Renaissance Sep 8, 1600 Use of scientific method Sep 8, 1610 Human anatomical studies allowed Sep 8, 1660 Printing press allows for publication of discoveries Sep 8, 1665 Reflective microscope invited by Robert Hooke Sep 8, 1673 First description of bacteria Sep 8, 1700 Microscope discovers plague fleas Period: Jan 1, 1760 to Jan 1, 1909 Industrial Revolution Sep 8, 1795 Discovery of blood cells, bacteria, protozoa, and stethoscope Sep 5, 1796 1st vaccination discovered Sep 5, 1822 Pasteurization of milk Sep 5, 1843 Discovery of pathogens Sep 5, 1847 Importance of hand washing Sep 5, 1854 John Snow stops outbreak of cholera Sep 5, 1897 Radioactivity discovered Sep 5, 1900 Bubonic plague in San Francisco Sep 8, 1900 Bubonic plague hits San Fransisco Sep 8, 1902 Dicovery of organ transplants, x-rays, radium for cancer treatment, MRI, CAT scans Period: Jan 1, 1910 to Jan 1, 1999 Modern World Sep 5, 1928 Penicillin discovered Sep 8, 1930 First HMO Insurance Sep 5, 1952 Polio vaccine Sep 5, 1980 Smallpox declared eradicated Sep 5, 1981 AZT used to combat AIDS Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Sep 8, 2014 21st Century Sep 8, 2001 Sterile maggots used for infectious wound treatment Sep 5, 2006 Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved Sep 5, 2006 Completion of whole set of human DNA Sep 5, 2008 Scientists discover how to create and use stem cells Sep 8, 2008 Electronic health records and e-prescribing Jun 24, 2009 First artificial heart placed in a patient Sep 8, 2014 Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas Mar 2, 2022 Medical care becomes regulated Mar 2, 2022 Rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles