Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Duke of Hesse

  • Hereditary blood disorders in blue-blood aristocrats

    N. Reece Ho-Sheffield Singapore   King George III in coronation robes. Allan Ramsay. Circa 1765. Art Gallery of South Australia. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Famous people with genetic disorders have always been a subject of interest, and royalty are often considered the crème de la crème of celebrities. Any medical condition may give…