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Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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659
Dental Amalgams
the first use of a substance for tooth fillings -
754
First Pharmacy
Opened in Baghdad -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and smallpox -
1231
Medical Education
Frederick II made a set of laws for medical education standards -
1249
Glasses Invented
Invented in Italy -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1340
Black Death
a medieval pandemic that swept through Asia and Europe. -
1377
Quarantine
The concept of quarantine began in the aftermath of the Black Death -
Scientific Method
first used -
Microscope Invented
Allowed for study of microscopic organisms -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Discovered blood cells and observed bacteria -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
tested the first successful smallpox and cowpox -
Stethoscope Invented
Made by Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec -
James Blundell
preformed the first transfusion of human blood -
Cholera
Struck England, killing nearly 30,000 people -
Woman advancing in the medical field
Elizabeth Blackwell is the first woman to receive a medical degree -
X-Ray Invented
Invented by Wilhelm Conrad -
Period: to
Modern World
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ECG
Dr. Paul Dudley use the first electrocardiograph -
Earle Dickson
Invented the band-aid -
Vaccinations
from 1922-1927 diphtheria, wooping cough, tuberculosis, and tetanus vaccinations had been developed -
First heart transplant
Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the very first -
Cloning
Dolly the sheep becomes the first clone -
First draft of a human genome
First draft of human genome is announced; the finalized version is released three years later. -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
The Smoke Free Law
law prohibited smoking in restaurants to prevent second hand smoke. -
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Cleveland Clinic began removing kidneys through a single incision in the patient's navel. -
3D printed body parts
researchers from Cornell University printed an outer ear that worked like and resembled the real thing
