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Tracheotomy
Galen; tracheotomy -
Period: 500 to Sep 10, 1500
Middle Ages
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Sep 10, 1300
Islamic Hospitals
Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick -
Sep 10, 1400
Tried But Denied
Frenchwoman Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied. -
Scientific Method
Use of scientific method begins -
Period: to
Renaissance
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Reflective Microscope
Robert Hooka--reflective microscope. -
Bacteria
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria. -
Vaccination
Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccination. -
Pasteurization of Milk
Loius Pasteur (microbiology)--pasteurization of milk. -
Medical Asepsis
Joseph Lister-- practice of medical asepsis. -
Pathogens
Robert Koch-- discovery of pathogens. -
Hand Washing
Ignaz Semmelweis shows importance of hand washing. -
Cholera Outbreak
John Snow stops outbreak of Cholera. -
Radioactivity
Marie Curle discovers science of radioactivity. -
Bubonic Plague
Bubonic Plague hits San Francisco -
Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin. -
HMO Insurance
First HMO insurance. -
Polio Vaccine
Salk discovers Polio vaccine. -
Smallpox Eradicated
WHO declares smallpox eradicated. -
Uninsured Growth
Managed health care; growth in uninsured. -
AIDS
AZT is used to combat AIDS. -
Infectious Wound Treatment
Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment. -
Gardasil
Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA. -
Artificial Heart
The first FDA approved implanted AbioCor artificial heart placed in a patient on June 24. Patient died on August 23. -
Electronic Health Records
MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act) MIPPA provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing. -
Smallpox and Measles
Rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles.
