The many advancements and conveniences of medicine as we know it today will not be possible without breakthrough discoveries, inventions, and innovations in pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
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Topping the list is the discovery of antibiotics. It changed the way doctors understand and approach healthcare in general and infection control in particular. The arrival of antibiotics directly led to the prosperity of most nations, transforming dreaded bacterial infections into easily treatable conditions.
The 19th century will be remembered in healthcare and medicine for the development of the anesthesia. It revolutionized how both patients and physicians look at pain management, especially in surgeries. It likewise allowed for more specialized incisions and removal of damaged tissues instead of outright amputations. Many argue that anesthesia is a key civilizing factor in the Western World.
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Sanitation has revolutionized global public health. Though working water supply systems and effective sewage disposal have yet to be fully and soundly implemented in certain areas of the world, our sense of hygiene and understanding of the causes of disease dramatically changed with developed principles in sanitation. Human well-being in the face of growing urbanization in the late-1700s Europe had to be safeguarded, and sound sanitation infrastructure is now at the heart of any modern city and developed country.
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