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#HematologyTweetstory 34: Vitamin K. This tale includes 2 larger-than-life characters, self experimentation, & bloody cows. Also, yours truly was once *so* dedicated to hematology history that he drove to rural

#HematologyTweetstory 32: lymph nodes with names. There’s also a major personal announcement in this thread. We each have lots of lymph nodes: an estimated 500-600 (Image: @MayoClinic). Like stars, they

Why is blood red? This color has such a rich symbolism in human history - in art, literature, religion (e.g., Catholic Cardinals wear red robes to symbolize the blood of

This is George Grenville (1712-1770): Whig Politician, once First Lord of the Admiralty, then Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1763-1765, and later Chancellor of the Exchequer. Probably also a

#HematologyTweetstory 27: “Down syndrome in Down House.” This story, based on a @BloodJournal article I wrote in 2005, sits at the intersection of history, hematology, and evolutionary biology. (Image of

Have been attending on inpatient service @BrighamWomens @DanaFarber this month, and on a #COVID19 "Special Pathogen Team" this past week. Amazing camaraderie and esprit de corps, really proud of these