Simar Bajaj
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Here are 3 solutions to get blood to folks in 'blood deserts.' One is often illegal
Doctors have coined a term to describe places where blood for transfusions is not readily available: "blood deserts." When blood banks aren't around, they try different strategies to help patients.
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Why diphtheria is making a comeback
With an effective vaccine, cases of the potentially fatal disease plummeted. But West Africa is now seeing thousands of new cases and hundreds of deaths.