10 Interesting Fact About The history of medicine and healthcare

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• In ancient times, people treat diseases using natural ingredients, such as medicinal plants and spices.
• The first doctor recorded in history is IMHOTEP, who lives in Ancient Egypt around 2,600 BC.
• Modern medical science began in the 19th century, when Louis Pasteur discovered the concept of germs and helped develop vaccines to prevent disease.
• In the past, people used animal blood to treat disease. This practice is known as blood therapy.
• In the 16th century, Swiss doctor, Paracelsus, introduced the use of mercury as a medicine, but later it was known that mercury was very dangerous for health.
• In the 17th century, British doctor, William Harvey, found that blood flowed through the body and was circulated by the heart.
• In the 18th century, Scottish doctor, James Lind, found that lime and other fruits can be used to prevent a score in sailors.
• At the beginning of the 20th century, Marie Curie discovered radium, which was used in cancer treatment.
• The discovery of antibiotics in 1928 by Alexander Fleming changed the treatment of infections and saved millions of lives.
• In 1967, South African doctor, Christiaan Barnard, made the first human heart transplant in the world.