In the Middle Ages, who would poor people go to if they wanted a broken arm set?
A wise-woman
A barber surgeon
Dynion hysbys/Wise men
Who were the most famous family of doctors in medieval Wales?
The physicians of Myddfai
The physicians of Margam
The physicians of Holywell
In the Middle Ages, what name was given to the books of plants that contained remedies for diseases?
Humours
Herbals
Infirmaries
After the discovery of chloroform in 1857, what name was given to the 20-year period when the death rate from surgery increased?
The dark period of surgery
The harsh period of surgery
The black period of surgery
What did Joseph Lister use during operations to stop wounds from becoming septic?
Ether
Chloroform
Carbolic spray
In 1901, who discovered the different blood groups?
Joseph Lister
Karl Landsteiner
Howard Florey
Marie Curie’s work on radiation was important in which other development in medicine?
X-ray
Aseptic surgery
Transplant surgery
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
Marie Curie
Ernst Chain
Alexander Fleming
Realising its importance, how much did the US government invest in research into penicillin in World War II?
$50,000,000
$80,000,000
$10,000,000
In which year did Dr Christiaan Barnard carry out the world’s first heart transplant?
1967
1976
1979