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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

GPs sound the alarm over ‘over-the-counter, unregulated blood tests’

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Leading medics have raised concerns about the growing use of unregulated, over-the-counter blood tests which promise to help users to “take control of their health and spot problems early”.

The tests, which can cost up to £800, are being sold as a product which can “predict how many healthy years a person has left”, spot genetic abnormalities or screen for a range of conditions.

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