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Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon Basin. (Jorge Garcia/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Nature’s strangest real life vampires

Blood samples and test results in a clinical medical laboratory (Getty Images/solarseven)

How to interpret a blood test

Brad Reisfeld - The Conversation

Woman sitting back in a chair with a tourniquet and IV in as she donates blood. (Getty Images/FatCamera)

Removing "forever chemicals" from blood

Nurse disinfecting male arm before drawing blood (Getty Images/YakobchukOlena)

More gay men can donate blood—here's why

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Knowing about blood clots saves lives

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Vascular system CGI (Storman via Getty Images)

The big business of clogged arteries

Annie Waldman - ProPublica

Photo of hands holding tissue with blood (Cunaplus_M.Faba)

How dangerous is human blood?

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Coronavirus and blood cells (Getty Images)

How blood type affects COVID severity

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America's bizarre blood ban

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