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Dame Janet Vaughan

The History Hour

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Born in 1899 Dame Janet Vaughan was a doctor and scientist who worked on blood diseases. She was one of the people to first promote the idea of blood banks. She is credited with discovering a cure for pernicious anaemia. Photo: Dame Janet Vaughan at the inaugural meeting of the Nuffield foundation in 1943. Credit: Getty Images.

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