Direct blood transfusion during difficult childbirth. Paris 1887
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BLOOD AT WORK.
Special Report by Stanford University
Great site. Don't miss it.
Baumanometer: instrument for measuring
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They say that history is made up of biographies. Here's a few.
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Bethune, Norman(1890-1939), Canadian surgeon. First to use a mobile blood bank to the battlefield during the Chinese revolution.
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Diamond, Louis K(1902-1999), American pediatricianHe established one of the first pediatric hematology research centers in the U.S. at Children's Hospital, NYC.
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Duffin, Jackie(b. 1950), Canadian medical historian and hematologist.
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Dussault, Jean(1941-2003), Canadian medical researcherDr. Dussault’s simple test on a heel prick blood sample detects congenital hypothyroidism in newborns. Early treatment thus avoid mental retardation.
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Klein, Edmund(1922-1999), American dermatologistDeveloped a technique that allowed the separation of whole human blood into its components, greatly increasing the efficiency of blood transfusion.
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Menton, Maud(1879-1960), Canadian medical researcherMade important co-discoveries relating to blood sugar, hemoglobin and kidney functions.
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Minot, George Richards(1885-1950), American physician and pathologisWith Murphy and Whipple, won the 1934 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine for 'their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia.'
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Mourant, Arthur Ernest(1904–1994), British haematologist and geologist
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Murphy, William Parry(1892- 1987), American medical researcherWith Whipple and Minot, won the 1934 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine for 'their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia.'
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Mustard, J. Fraser(1927-2011), Canadian medical researcher, founder of McMaster Medical School.Groundbreaking research on the role of platelets in the coagulation of blood, and the means by which this process could be controlled.
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Whipple, George Hoyt(1878-1976), American pathologist and medical educatorWith Minot and Murphy, won the 1934 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine "for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anemia'.
Online Resources
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History of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and HematologyIncludes "Legends in Hematology" short biogrphies on American hematologists and "Fifty years in Hematology"
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Red Gold: the epic story of blood. PBSBased on PBS series
Online resources for the history of medicine in general
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American National Biography OnlineWonderful resource for biographies of Americans.
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Archival resources in CanadaA list of websites for medical archives in Canada
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Canadian EncyclopediaWonderful resource for all Canadian subjects and persons, contemporary and historical.
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Canadian Medical Hall of FameBiographies of our very best in medicine and health care.
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography OnlineWonderful resource for all aspects of Canadian history through biographies.
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Early Canadiana onlineA huge collection of Canadian publications digitized. Books, journals, newspapers and government documents all keyword searchable.
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Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyWonderful resource for biographies of the British.
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Wellcome ImagesIncomparable source for photographs of all aspects of the history of health and medicine. Many free to use.
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Wellcome LibraryWonderful website of a wonderful museum in London, Eng. of all aspects of the history of medicine from antiquity to present day. Don't miss it if you're ever in London.
What's new in the history of medicine. Events, anniversaries, announcements etc.
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Bicentenary of the Hunterian Museum, London, Eng. 1813-2013Lots of great lectures and exhibits. If you're in London, don't miss it.
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Codebreakers: the makers of modern geneticsAn online research resource for the history of genetics, including digitised books and archives from the Wellcome Library and partner institutions.
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Designing Doctors - New exhibit at the Osler Library, McGill.Highlights the contributions physicians have made to hospital architecture. The exhibition is open Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM and will run until August, 2013. Admission is free.
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Hunterian Museum. Lunch time lectures, 2013If you're planning a trip to London, check them out
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Making medicare: the history of health care in Canada, 1914-2007Exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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Mutter Museum is 150 years old, 1863-2013.of the Royal College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Incomparble collection.
All publications about the history of hematology available at McMaster
A search of Medline using the keywords "Hematology history" will find a large number of journal articles about some aspect of the history of hematology.
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