The Tube That Changed Everything
A History of the Evacuated Blood Collection System
Shanise Keith, March 31, 2026
Phlebotomy History
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The Bloody Truth About Valentine's Day
This week we learn about Lupercalia, an ancient tradition with a blood sacrifice.
Shanise Keith, February 17, 2026
The History of Butterfly Needles
And why you shouldn’t use them for everything.
Shanise Keith, December 02, 2025
Everyone Calls Us Vampires Anyway
The Real Blood-Drinkers of Yesterday and Today
Shanise Keith, October 29, 2025
Mad Scientists and Blood Transfusion Experiments
The Horrifying Experiments That Built Modern Blood Transfusion
Shanise Keith, October 21, 2025
Blood on the Battlefield: How World War II Revolutionized Transfusion Medicine
The story of how global warfare revolutionized blood preservation and saved countless lives.
Shanise Keith, September 16, 2025
The Needle: How We Went from Bone Splinters to Safety Engineered Devices
The history of the tool we can’t live without
Shanise Keith, August 05, 2025
The Importance of Phlebotomists
There is a lot more to being a phlebotomist than people realize.
Shanise Keith, April 28, 2022
You Are What You Eat
Human uses of blood are strange - stranger than you'd think.
Shanise Keith, April 06, 2022
Phlebotomists Recognition Week!
Read how AMT created a week just for phlebotomists, and join us in celebrating.
Shanise Keith, February 09, 2022