Surgeons currently rely on sutures, bandages and tourniquets — devices that stop blood from flowing to part ... "What is missing is any way to take a normal, healthy person who's undergoing ...

I asked him whether the tech­nician had a difficult time drawing blood. He replied that ­indeed she had, leaving the tourniquet in place for quite a while. I reassured him and sent him to get ...

You’re very good at tying people up, aren’t you?” This casual remark from a male patient as I tied a tourniquet before taking blood was met with my awkward laugh and an instinctive adjustment of my ...