10 Inventions That Changed The Medical History Of The World

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Re: 10 Inventions That Changed The Medical History Of The World

Postby shahrukh » Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:10 am


Penicillin is the first antibiotic in the world. This discovery by scientist Alexander Fleming (England) in 1928 completely changed the battle with deadly bacteria.

More than 10 years later, Fleming's discovery was recognized, and American pharmaceutical companies produced mass penicillin for World War II.

Penicillin's appearance saved millions of people. Unfortunately, some increasingly antibiotic-resistant bacteria today lead to a global antimicrobial crisis, prompting the medical industry to quickly find a way to treat bacterial resistance.

Organ transplantation (1954)

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In December 1954, the first successful kidney transplant surgery was performed by Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume in Boston (USA). Previously, there were many other transplant surgeries but all failed.

In 1963, the first lung transplant was performed. Five years later, the pancreas / kidney transplant was successfully performed, followed by liver and heart transplant surgery in 1967.

Organ transplants are becoming more complex. In 1998, the doctors succeeded in transplanting their hands, and in 2010 the whole face transplant surgery.
Antiviral drugs (1960s)

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Antiviral drugs appeared in the 1960s, preventing the spread of viral diseases and stimulating the immune system to attack pathogens. Antiviral drugs are very important in the treatment and control of HIV / AIDS, Ebola and rabies.

Stem cell therapy (1970s)

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The effect of stem cells in umbilical cord blood was discovered in the late 1970s. Stem cells have two characteristics, which are nonspecific cells that can renew themselves through division even when inactive. dynamic. Under certain conditions, they can be used to create any kind of human cell.

Stem cell therapy is currently used in bone marrow transplantation, treating blood disorders such as leukemia, spinal cord injuries, neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and strokes. However, due to ethical issues, researchers may face difficulties when developing a treatment based on stem cell therapy.

Immunotherapy (1970s)

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