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A History of
Women in Hematology

A History of Women in Hematology traces the essential, yet often overlooked, evolution of blood science as shaped by women across the globe, from ancient empirical healing to the age of molecular medicine. Through the stories of pioneering healers and scientists, this book reveals how persistent observation and intellectual perseverance transformed hematology from a descriptive field into one of medicine’s most dynamic and precise disciplines.

Chapters

1

Ancient and Medieval Women Healers: The Humoral Balance

2

Blood as Taboo and Therapy: Menstrual Fluid in Early Cultures 

3

Confronting Postpartum Hemorrhage: Midwives and the Limitations of Early Care 

4

Anna Morandi Manzolini: Wax Models and Vascular Reality 

5

Royal Midwife Confronting Hemorrhage: The Rise of Scientific Obstetrics 

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10 Questions with
Sanam Loghavi, MD

Chapters

1

Where did you complete your residency training, and how did that experience shape your outlook on hematopathology?

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2

What was your first professional role after training, and what lessons from that time have stayed with you?

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3

What was your first professional role after training, and what lessons from that time have stayed with you?

1:44

4

What was your first professional role after training, and what lessons from that time have stayed with you?

1:44

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