Epi 2

Medical advancements

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    Vaccines

    The first attempt of vaccines was by Edward Jenner. He used the vaccine to tame the smallpox virus. But it is hard to discover the exact exploration of the vaccines because it is long and complicated.
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    Anesthesia

    Many patients would prefer death going under because of the pain. William T.G Morton made history when he successfully used Ether as an anesthetic​ during surgery.
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    Germ Theory

    Before the Germ theory came about people thought diseases only happened because of spontaneous generation. French microbiologist Louis Pasteur proved that it germs happen by an invasion of specific microscopic organisms​,
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    Medical imaging

    The X-ray was a form of electromagnetic radiation was accidentally invented by Physicist Wilhelm Conrad when experimenting with electrical currents through glass cathode- ray tubes​.
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    Penicillin

    Alexander Flemings of Penicillin​ was discovered by accident when he discovered Mould in a petri dish.
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    Organ Transplants

    The first successful kidney transplant was carried out by Dr.Joseph Murray and Dr.Hume. This was the first instinct it when the recipient​ survived the transplant.
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    Antiviral Drugs

    The virus information is protected so it was difficult to treat them. Over the years it has improved significantly.
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    immunotherapy

    researchers produced the first​ cancer vaccine which was approved by the FDA in 2010.
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    stem cell therapy

    These cells were found inside of human cord blood.
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    Artificial intelligence

    Healthcare landscape is​ looking for ways to improve smarter and faster ways to diagnose. They are teaming up with companies such as Google, IBM, and Apple.