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Needle-Free Anemia Test To Be Launched In February, Guardian Reports
The Guardian profiles Biosense Technologies, an Indian startup company, and its first product, the "world's first needle-free anemia scanner," called ToucHb, which will be launched in February. "Anemia, or abnormally low hemoglobin in the blood, affects more than half of children under five and pregnant women in the developing world, according to the [WHO]," and it is a leading cause of maternal mortality because of postpartum hemorrhage, according to the newspaper.
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