A classical depiction of Queen Niobe grieving her child, intertwined with symbolic antibodies and red blood cells to represent Rh incompatibility. Credit: Amin Mohajeri In Greek mythology, Queen Niobe’s pride led to her children’s death, and her endless grief turned her into stone. The human body, too, can be undone by its own devotion: A … Continue reading Protecting Pregnancy When Blood Types Differ
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Blood Substitutes: How Distant Is This Future of Patient Care?
Credit: iStock/ojos de hojalata Chances are, by the time you finish reading this sentence, someone in the U.S. will need a blood transfusion, likely due to blood loss from a serious injury or a health condition. Blood is the highway of the body. It’s the route by which oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, immune cells, platelets … Continue reading Blood Substitutes: How Distant Is This Future of Patient Care?