Medical History - Medical Inventions - The History of Medicine

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The following medical inventions are listed alphabetically and lead to an article on the history of that invention - following this section is a listing of history of medicine websites that cover more than one specific medical invention.
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Ambulance History Antibody Labeling Agent Antiseptics	Apgar Score Artificial Heart Aspirin
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Band-Aids ® Blood Bank

Forrest M. Bird: invented the fluid control device, respirator and the pediatric ventilator. Bessie Blount: invented a device to help the disabled person eat.

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C

Cardiac Pacemaker and Cardiac Devices Cataract Laser Surgery Catheter CAT-scans Cloning

Cortisone CPR: In the late 1950s, Dr. Peter Safar, the father of modern day CPR, pioneered the development of the ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation) of resuscitation, including "mouth-to-mouth" resuscitation. Peter Safer invented cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR.

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D

Dentistry Innovations Diabetes Test	Dialysis Machine Disposable Diapers
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ECG/EKG - A Brief History of Electrocardiography Gertrude Belle Elion: invented the leukemia-fighting drug 6-mercaptopurine and drugs that facilitated kidney transplants.

Eye Glasses

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F

Fetal Monitor Inventor

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G

Genetic Engineering
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H

Heart Lung Machine Hepatitis Vaccine

HIV Protease Inhibitors

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I-K

Insulin Process	Intravenous Catheter Shield
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History of Laser Eye Surgery

Liposuction

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M

Microbiology Innovations Light Microscope	MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Neuroelectric Systems

Nystatin

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O

Oral Contraceptives

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P-Q

Pap Smear: George Papanicolaou invented the pap smear for cancer detection in women. Pasteurization - Louis Pasteur Penicillin Pentothal:general anesthetic	Polio Vaccine - Jonas Salk Portable Medication Technology Prosthetic History Prozac ®
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Respirator

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S

Safety Cap (Child-Proof): On June 5, 1984, the "Safety Cap for Medicine Bottle" was patented by Ronald Kay Safety Pin Silicon Chip Blood Analyzer

Smart Pill Stethoscope Syringe

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T

Tagamet Tampons	Tetracycline
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Ultrasound Vaccination Needle

Viagra - The Patenting of an Aphrodisiac Vitamin Production

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W-Z

Wheelchairs

X-Ray

More Resources on History of Medicine
The History of Medicine : Stone Age-400 BCE
A timeline of medical discoveries, inventions, advances, and events from prehistoric times to the present.
History of Biomedicine
An amazing amount of information is on this site, all history related to medicine.
History of Medicine Images
A museum dedicated to collecting 20th century medical research instruments and computers at the National Institutes of Health.
Ancient Medicine: From Homer to Vesalius
An on-line exhibition prepared in conjunction with the Colloquium "Antiqua Medicina: Aspects in Ancient Medicine"
Vesalius
Modern medicine began in 1543 with the publication of the first complete textbook of human anatomy, "De Humanis Corporis Fabrica" by Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564).
Vesalius (1514-1564)
Images from Andreas Vesalius' De Humani Corporis Fabrica, 1543

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