For me it was overcoming the 3 barriers to surgery. Now we can go deeper into surgery and for longer periods of time

history is gay and boring i don't see how any of this is relevant

Semmelweiss - in his maternity wards , Hand washing and hygeine

this isnt a breakthough but it is a masive event that has changed so you could say it is a little bit of a breakthrough

In 1543, Vesalius published 'De Humani Corporis Fabrica' moving the study of anatomy and the understanding of the body on from Galen's work.

I asked Tom about this at the time. Whilst he'd misunderstood the question he could argue that it led to social changes which did lead to medical change...

Tom - is this really a 'Breakthrough'?

The Greeks were the first to develop natural explanations of illness, this is one of the foundation stones of Medical treatment

In the 1850s John Snow used maps to prove that cholera was transmitted via water and was not airborne

i think the most significant breakthrough in medical history is when they found out germs caused deseases.

i think it was hygiene because it vaused dieases

i think the mmost significant medical breakthrough is when they found out germs caused dieses

i think the most historical thing was the black death because It was one of the first major plauges that is known of It killed 2 out of 3 of Europe's population

for us its the discovory of the four humors, which helped scientists to develop furthur knowledge about the human atomy

I think the most significant
breakthrough is the discovery of being hygenic to prevent diseases

i think the most significant breakthrough in medical history is when they found out germs caused deseases.

For me its the discovery of the fact that blood circulates. Why? Because of the things that this led to, albeit after a long time.