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1590 – Microscope was invented, which played a huge part in medical advancement; 1596 – Li Shizhen publishes Běncǎo Gāngmù or Compendium of Materia Medica; 1603 – Girolamo Fabrici studies leg veins and notices that they have valves which allow blood to flow only toward the heart; 1621 – 1676 – Richard Wiseman [36] [43] [59] [64] [65]
1950: Medical advancement: Mass tuberculosis immunization is under way with the BCG vaccine. This vaccine is recommended to be given intradermally, immediately after birth. This vaccine is mandatory to attend school in France between 1950 and 2007, introduced in Brazil in 1967, and to the Philippines in 1979. [40] [47] [48] Tuberculosis: 1952 ...
1900 – Swedish Dr. Stenbeck cures a skin cancer with small doses of radiation [4]; 1920s – Dr. William B. Coley's immunotherapy treatment, regressed tumors in hundreds of cases, the success of Coley's Toxins attracted heavy resistance from his rival and supervisor, Dr. James Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of radiation therapy for cancer.
Advances in biology led to large increases in food production, as well as the elimination of diseases such as polio. A massive amount of new technologies were developed in the 20th century. Technologies such as electricity , the incandescent light bulb , the automobile and the phonography , first developed at the end of the 19th century, were ...
An American health dilemma: A medical history of African Americans and the problem of race: Beginnings to 1900 (Routledge, 2012). Deutsch, Albert. The mentally ill in America-A History of their care and treatment from colonial times (1937). Duffy, John. From Humors to Medical Science: A History of American Medicine (2nd ed. 1993) Duffy, John.
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The 3 Biggest Medical Advances of 2013. 2013 was a banner year for the health care industry, as major companies introduced new treatments capable of substantially improving the lives of patients.
The Canon of Medicine (c. 1000) - Described by Sir William Osler as a "medical bible" and "the most famous medical textbook ever written". [19] The Canon of Medicine introduced the concept of a syndrome as an aid to diagnosis, and it laid out an essential framework for a clinical trial. [20]