Topics from August 2021
- Who was Rosalind Franklin?
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- What is Pasteurisation technique of Louis Pasteur?
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- What are the two diseases that Louis Pasteur developed vaccines for?
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- In which year did Linda Buck receive the Nobel Prize for Medicine?
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- What is Jarvik 7?
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- What is MRI and how is it useful?
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- What is a CAT Scan?
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- How has heart transplant surgery changed medical history?
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- What is polio and who was behind the polio vaccine?
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- What is an endoscope and why is it important?
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- Why are tranquillisers considered to be wonder drugs?
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- Why the discovery of DNA was considered a silent revolution in genetics?
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- Who developed the kidney dialysis machine?
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- When was streptomycin invented?
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- What is medical ultrasound?
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- Why is the first open heart surgery a milestone in medical science?
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- Why was ‘prontosil’ an amazing discovery?
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- Why was the discovery of Penicillin a milestone?
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- What is an electron microscope and who invented it?
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- Who invented electroencephalograms?
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- Who was responsible for extracting insulin first?
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- Who developed chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer?
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- Why the pituitary gland is called the ‘conductor of the orchestra’?
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- What is laparoscopic surgery and who performed it first?
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- What is ‘histamine’ and who discovered it?
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- Who discovered vitamins?
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- What does corneal transplantation mean?
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- How did radiation therapy revolutionize the treatment of cancer?
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- Who invented the electrocardiogram?
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- Why is Karl Landsteiner’s discovery a landmark?
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- Why did Ronald Ross win the Nobel Prize?
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- Why was the invention of aspirin important?
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- What is Sigmund Freud’s contribution to medical science?
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- What was the impact of the discovery of X-Rays?
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- Who was Elie Metchnikoff and what did he discover?
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- Why do surgeons wear special rubber gloves during surgery?
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- Why Emil von Behring is called the ‘saviour of children’?
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- Why are the findings of Wilhelm Waldeyer-Hartz important in cancer treatment?
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- Who was Jean-Martin Charcot?
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- Who is known as the ‘Father of Genetics’?
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- What is the importance of the thermometer in medicine?
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- When was the dental drill first used?
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- What are the contributions of Joseph Lister?
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- What is a sphygmomanometer and who invented it?
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- What was Rudolf Virchow’s contribution to cell theory?
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- Who was Claude Bernard and what contributions did he make to medicine?
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- How did the invention of the hypodermic syringe change medicine?
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- Why are Louis Pasteur’s discoveries of enormous importance to medicine?
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- What is an ophthalmoscope and who invented it?
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- Why the introduction of anaesthesia was considered a milestone?
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- Which scientists helped us to understand the brain and nervous system better?
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- How did the stethoscope evolve?
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- Who developed the smallpox vaccine?
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- What were Giovanni Morgagni’s contributions to medicine?
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- Why is James Lind famous with sailors?
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- What is the history of timing the pulse rate?
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- What is a ‘caesarean section’ and how did it get its name?
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- Why was the discovery of bacteria a turning point in medical history?
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- When did the first blood transfusion take place?
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- What were the contributions of William Harvey to medicine?
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- Which are the major techniques introduced by Ambroise Pare?
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- Who was Andreas Vesalius and how did he challenge Galen’s observations?
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- Who was Lanfranc of Milan?
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- Why is Abu Bakr al Razi one of the most important figures in medicine?
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- How did Ibn Sina introduce scientific experimentation in physiology?
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- How did Galen influence the world of medicine?
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- Who was Pedanius Dioscorides and why was he remarkable?
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- Who was Herophilus?
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- Why is Hippocrates known as the ‘Father of Western Medicine’?
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- Who was Sushruta and why is he regarded as the ‘Father of Indian Medicine’?
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- Who was Alexander Fleming?
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