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Why Wellness Culture Has Cozied Up to Leeches
The bloodsucking worms might conjure an era of vampiric pseudoscience, but their powerful jaws are inspiring new applications.
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New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most
There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.
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Elizabeth Holmes Set to Report to Prison Tuesday in Texas
The disgraced founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, who was convicted of fraud, is expected to report to a minimum-security prison in Texas.
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FDA Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men
A new screening questionnaire would apply to all potential donors.