The Renaissance
What is the Renaissance sometimes referred to as?
The rebirth of the science of medicine
In the dark ages, emphasis was placed on saving the ________ ad the study of medicine was prohibited
Soul
This fella built a microscope to increase magnification of microbes in 1666
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Invented the stethoscope in 1816
Rene Laennec
She isolated radium in 1910, which helped providing certain cancer treatments
Marie Curie
Why were Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci significant in this period of time (healthcare related)
They used dissection to draw human bodies more realistically.
These were the people who provided care to sick people
Monks and priests
Average life span in 16-17th centuries
35-45 years old
She became the first female physician in 1849
Elizabeth Blackwell
This person's studies formed the basis for psychology and psychiatry
Sigmund Freud
What device was invented during this time, that helped create medical textbooks for doctors?
The printing press (1440)
During the Middle ages, this illness killed 3/4 of the populations of Europe and Asia
The Bubonic Plague (Black Death)
Invented the mercury thermometer in 1714
Gabriel Fahrenheit
This lady is the founder of modern nursing (The angel of Crimea)
Florence Nightingale
When was the first successful kidney transplant done (from one twin to another)
1954 (Joseph Murray)
What was the average life span?
30-40 years old
In the Middle Ages, Life span was
20-35 years old
Invented Bifocals in the 1700s
Benjamin Franklin
Appointed Female Superintendent of female nurses in the Army in 1861
Dorothea Dix
When was birth control first approved by the FDA
1960's
This man discovered and explained the circulation of blood in the human body
William Harvey
What were two major diseases that threatened the population during the Middle Ages?
Smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid, the plague, and malaria
Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796
Edward Jenner
He started using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery to prevent infection in 1865
Joseph Lister
60-80 years