Why was medicine so slow to change during the Renaissance?
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- Why was medicine so slow to change during the Renaissance?
- Andreas Versalius
- What did he discover?
- That the human jaw bone is made from one bone, not two as Galen said.
- The breastbone has three parts, not seven as Galen said.
- Blood doesn't flow into the heart through invisible holes in the septum
- He printed books and it helped him to have such a big impact
- What did he discover?
- William Harvey
- Who was he?
- A London doctor
- Impact on medicine and health
- Harvey's discoveries laid out stepping stones for future investigations of blood and physiology. Surgery couldn't of developed without him.
- What did he discover?
- Who was he?
- Were everyday treatments changing?
- New ingredients
- Rhubarb from Asia used to purge bowels
- European travels to America and Asia for new ingrediants
- A school boy at Eaton collage said in 1655 he was beaten for not smoking enough. Because tobacco was used as a prevention for plague.
- New ingredients
- Physicians and their training
- Man vs. women
- Women weren't allowed to attend university so could not become physicians. They continued to work as midwives, but even this came under threat.
- William Hunter
- A London doctor. Emphasised importance of careful observation of patient's symptoms and of experimenting to test treatments, not just accepting what they read in books.
- Man vs. women
- The growth of science
- More people had books in their homes containing advice on herbal remedies
- A fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists
- Andreas Versalius
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