Quiz: Do You Know Which Medical Cures Improved Over Time?

Test your knowledge of big health care changes that have saved lives

By Andrew Raven

Posted: June 05, 2019 11:57 AM ET

Results

0-37%: Life is all about learning, hope you got some helpful takeaways from this quiz!

38-69%: Don’t feel bad, we were stumped by some of the questions, too.

70-100%: You’re ready to crush it at the next trivia night!

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Answer sources

Q1: http://columbiasurgery.org/news/2015/06/04/history-medicine-mysterious-appendix

Q2: https://www.cas.ca/English/Types-of-anesthesia

Q3: http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/07/22/social.history.cocaine/index.html; https://www.history.com/news/7-of-the-most-outrageous-medical-treatments-in-history

Q4: http://www.cdnmedhall.org/inductees/sir-frederick-banting

Q5: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4520913/

Q6: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2572009/

Q7: https://www.who.int/csr/disease/smallpox/faq/en/

Q8: https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/postings/2012/12/120212ArtificialHeart30YearsLater.php

Q9: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2770266/

Q10: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/26/3d-printed-skull-transplant-utrecht-_n_5036665.html