Tag: medical
Black History Month: Dr. Charles Drew
by Eugene Armstead on Feb.16, 2010, under Black History Month Project, Fox 21
Charles Richard Drew (3 June 1904 1 April 1950) was an African American physician and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge in developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II, saving thousands of lives of the Allied forces.