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Nov 1, 2021 · In the 19th century, science and new technology played an essential part in medicine's advances. At the beginning of the century in 1816, René Laënnec invented the stethoscope thereby becoming able to diagnose bronchitis, tuberculosis and pneumonia (Fig. 8). This diagnostic instrument was adopted by the medical community and it is still in use.
History of medicine, the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Learn about medicine and surgery before 1800, the rise of scientific medicine in the 19th century, and developments in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Finally in the 19th century, Western medicine was introduced at the local level by Christian medical missionaries from the London Missionary Society (Britain), the Methodist Church (Britain) and the Presbyterian Church (US). Benjamin Hobson (1816–1873) in 1839, set up a highly successful Wai Ai Clinic in Guangzhou, China.
ABSTRACT A generation ago the nineteenth century was at the heart of medical historical scholarship, as the era when modern medicine was born. Over the last decade or so things have changed: other centuries vie for center stage, and former key “turning points,” like hospital medicine and laboratory medicine, are now seen in terms of continuities on longer timescales. But though ...
- Michael Worboys
- 2011
The foremost representative of classical Greek medicine was Hippocrates, a prominent practitioner and teacher who came to personify the ideal Western physician. Within a century of his death in 370 B.C., several unknown disciples wrote nearly 60 treatises, come clinical and some theoretical, on medical subjects differing widely in content and ...
- Guenter Risse
- 1993
Oct 28, 2020 · The Civil War proved to be a catalyst in advancing 19th-century medicine. The four years were marked by hundreds of thousands of cases of battle wounds, disease, infection, and death. During the first year of the war, the armies found themselves without enough surgeons, supplies, or hospitals. Lacking sufficient supplies and knowledge, both ...
Advancements in medicine and healthcare practices during the 19th century laid the groundwork for modern medical science. This category investigates the breakthroughs in medical understanding, including the emergence of new treatments, surgical techniques, and the establishment of public health measures. It explores the health challenges of the ...
