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Ancient Babylonians believed that most of their illnesses came from a demonic forces or some type of punishment by the gods for the bad things they have done. Their doctors recommended for their patients to sleep with a skull by their bedside. (The image shows a Babylonian Doctor with a patient.)
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Born in 460BC he is well known as the Father of Medicine. He created the Hippocratic Oath, respecting the patients privacy and to never purposely harm a patient. Hippocrates also wrote many books about treatments and examinations on patients.
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In ancient times many people believed that when you were sick you had some "Bad Blood". A doctor would open up a vein and draw out the "bad blood", sometimes using leeches on patients.
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Born in Tureky, Herophilus was the first Greek anatomists know. Often known as The Father of Anatomy.
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Discovered four bodily humors, Blood, phlegm, Yellow, and Black Bile. Documented the importance of the spinal cord and how to treat breathing difficulties.
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A Chinese physician, Chen Ch'üan becomes the first person to describe the symptoms of diabetic symptoms. Like a lot of thirst and had sweet urine.
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Born in 854, Rhazes was a physician that built upon Hippocrates' and Galen's work. He was the first to document the differences between smallpox and measles . He later died on 925.
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The book was compiled by the Persian philosopher, Avicenna. It contained 5 volumes about Greek and Arabic research in medicine. It was used to teach medicine until the 17th and 18th century
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They were like "unprofessional" doctors, so they did way more than just cut people's hair. They did "bloodletting", pulled teeth out, and they wound also treat battle wounds whenever ther was some type of war. They also amputated limbs too.
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The king of Norman, Roger II made a license that doctors needed in order to practice medicine. Physicians were licensed after they did their training. (Woman were not allowedto practice)
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From 1347 and 1352 the Black Death was very dangerous killing a lot of people in Europe. It killed about 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia. Thankfully thanks to our clean environment we were able to stop the Black Death from causing more damage. (The image shows when the Black Death reached and contaminated that area)
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When the printing press was invented it was a great opportunity to spread more information about medicine and teach young children who were interested. It also helped spread ideas more quickly.
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When discovered it changed how medicine and research were being done. Pople were actually looking for the actual cause of the illness and not just guessing.
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Born 1514, he was the creator of the famous book of anatomy, De Humani Corporis Fabrica. He was the first to ever record a very accurate work in anatomy.
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The first accurate work on anatomy was made, De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Anderes Vesalius. It corrected many ideas, and was formerly forbidden by the church.
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Marcello Malpighi examined the brain and major organs to demonstrate their finer anatomical features leading to his discovery of capillaries.
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Born May 17,1749, he began vaccinations from a cowpox blister to prevent smallpox on May 14, 1796.
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Invented in France by René Laennec. The original one consisted of a wooden tube. The reason he invented the stethoscope was because he was uncomfortable placing his ear on women's chests to hear their heart sounds.
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William Thomas Green Morton was an dentist who first demonstrated the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic. Before ether, surgery was very painful, and people preferred to die from their illness instead of having surgery without any type of anesthetic. (The image shows when Morton first made his discovery public.)
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Discovered microorganism (pathogens) that caused/founded deadly diseases. Founder of Modern Bacteriology.
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X-rays are often used for nonivasive diagnosis. Also used in ultrasounds. (First x-Ray taken)
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Radium is used to treat certain types of cancer. Discovered in 1898 by Marie and Perrie Curie It was first used to treat cancer in 1901 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, wining a Nobel Poze Prize afterwards.
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Discovered by Casimir Funk in 1912, he helped us understand how our body needs certain vitamins to function properly. There are currently 13 types of vitamins.
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Discovered by Alexander Fleming. Penicillin is responsible for killing or fighting bacteria.
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The first antibiotic discovered was penicillin. Antibiotics helped save many lives and fight of many diseases and deadly bacteria.
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HeLa cells are used to define cancer markers in RNA. Drs. George and Margaret Gey were the first to discover these cells. The cells appeared "immortal" and are used today
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December 23, the first successful kidney transplant by Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume was accomplished. The patient's kidney was transplanted from Ronald Herrick into his identical twin, Richard. (The picture shows the survival rates after certain types of transplants.)
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Scientists discovered embryonic stem cells from early mouse embryos. The study of the biology of mouse cells led to the discovery of stem cells.
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Researchers discover that women with early-stage breast cancer that were treated with a lumpectomy and radiation have similar survival rates to women treated with only a mastectomy.
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It was the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the help of robots. Today robots have helped us save many lifes, and are currently used today.
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