Frederick McKinley Jones, invented a container making it possible to store blood for battlefield use. An African American, Dr. Charles Drew of Howard University, discovered the process for preserving ...
This is the second of four columns celebrating Black History Month. Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3, 1904, in Washington, D.C. His father was a carpet layer and his mother was a teacher. He ...
A lifesaving technique started about 60 years ago by Dr. Charles Drew--blood plasma preservation--is still saving lives to this day. In the early 1940s, England was faced with the possible German ...
Dr. Charles Drew was the first African American to receive a doctorate degree from Columbia University, and his key medical innovation from the 20th century is being used now to treat COVID-19 ...
During World War II, Dr. Charles Drew developed a way to get life-saving blood plasma to service members injured in battle. Known today as "the father of blood banking," Drew was a key pioneer in ...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - ImpactLife and the Theta Mu Nu Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity are holding a blood drive on Saturday, May 10, in St. Peters to benefit patients affected by sickle ...