In 1846, this was used for the first time, revolutionizing the way surgeries were performed.

In the late 1800s, which of the following was hailed as a miracle cure for everything from toothaches to depression? Sigmund Freud was among its most famous proponents.

Canadian Frederick Banting is credited with saving the lives of millions of diabetes sufferers thanks to his discovery of what?

In one of history’s great accidental discoveries, Scottish physician Alexander Fleming uncovered this bacteria-killer after forgetting a petri dish beside an open window.

In 1959, this life-saving device was implanted in a patient for the first time.

This disease plagued humankind for more than 3,000 years before it was officially eradicated in 1979.

In 1982, a Seattle dentist was fitted with the world’s first:

Which of the following drugs is a cornerstone of modern asthma treatment?

In 2014, doctors successfully implanted what into a patient suffering from a rare bone disorder for the first time?