Who discovered penicillin in 1928, revolutionizing the treatment of infections?
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Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine in 1796 to protect against which disease?
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Which French scientist developed germ theory, proving that tiny organisms cause disease?
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The discovery of insulin in 1921 transformed the treatment of which disease?
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Jonas Salk became famous in the 1950s for developing a vaccine against which disease?
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Aspirin, one of the most widely used medicines in history, was originally made from which natural source?
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Wilhelm Rontgen won the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering what in 1895?
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Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first successful transplant of which human organ in 1967?
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Marie Curie's research into radioactivity led to early treatments for which disease?
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Chemotherapy for cancer was discovered by accident through research into which wartime weapon?
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The Hippocratic Oath still referenced by doctors today originated in which ancient civilization?
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What did Joseph Lister introduce in the 1860s to dramatically reduce postoperative deaths?
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Rosalind Franklin's famous "Photo 51" helped reveal the structure of what?
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The first drug to treat HIV, called AZT, was approved by the FDA in which decade?
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The first public surgery using general anesthesia in 1846 used which substance to put patients to sleep?
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The germ theory of disease is credited to Louis Pasteur and which German scientist?
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In the 1840s, Ignaz Semmelweis showed that doctors could save lives simply by doing what?
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The first COVID-19 vaccines were developed and authorized in which decade?
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A vaccine called BCG, still widely used today, protects against which disease?
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Frederick Banting shared a Nobel Prize for discovering insulin, which helps the body control what?
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