UCSF Saving the Lives of Pregnant Women in Developing Countries
A friend just left San Francisco for her second "tour of duty" in Zambia, working for UCSF’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, which develops a low-tech first-aid device for hemorrhaging pregnant women called LifeWraps. I was impressed and horrified by her efforts combating the high frequency of death and disability around childbirth. More after the jump...
‘For Saving Life’ – Streetcar Fender Design from 1895
With the forthcoming death of several MUNI lines, I suppose transit is on the brain. More after the jump...
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