Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks agoI’m curious - why would someone need to bloodlet? I’m ignorant AF on this but I thought this was like, dark ages medicine?
Comment on Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks agoI’m curious - why would someone need to bloodlet? I’m ignorant AF on this but I thought this was like, dark ages medicine?
teft@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Its used therapeutically for hemochromatosis which is too much iron in your blood.
GoodShowSir@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Yeah exactly this. Have the one condition were leeches would have actually been useful :D
SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
Do you donate blood to do this or…?
scratchee@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
I imagine they can’t because their blood is too ironic