David Steensma, MD
Hematologist-oncologist. @AjaxThx CMO. Former Edward P. Evans Chair in MDS @DanaFarber, @HarvardMed & @MayoClinic faculty, @NovartisScience hematology head.
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Did you ever wonder why our marrow is located inside of our *bones*, #MedTwitter? Thereβs no a priori anatomical reason it should be sited there. Blood cells could form in our sple...
Aspirin continues to be the most widely used anti-platelet agent, 125 years after its synthesis. But where did it come from - and why do we give it in such weird doses (e.g. 81, 16...
#HematologyTweetstory 33: hemoglobin variants, often said to be the most common single-gene genetic disorders in humans. βDisordersβ is not entirely accurate, as many variants are...