Blood Transfusion
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Chrissy Teigen’s friends donate blood in honor of son Jack: ‘I’m overwhelmed’
Friends of the family donated blood on Sunday in a special tribute to Teigen and Legend's baby boy, Jack.
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The blood transfusion that saved my life gave me hepatitis C
Maggie McGehee was shocked to discover that she was infected with hepatitis C after donating blood. She traced it back to blood transfusions she'd received as an infant.
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Why baby boomers and veterans are more likely to have hepatitis C
Baby boomers are five times more likely to have hepatitis C than other adults, and many are thought to have been infected in the 1960s through 1980s, when the transmission of hepatitis C in the U.S. was the highest.
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For $8,000, This Startup Can Pump You Full of Young Blood in Hopes of Finding a Fountain of Youth
Ambrosia, the tech startup running the trial, is looking to find out if there are any health benefits to blood transfusions. According to a report in Technology Review, Ambrosia wants to enroll 600 trial members for a cool $4.6 million. Jesse Karmazin is the 32-year-old entrepreneur behind the study.