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  "id": 3073170,
  "title": "Study Warns on Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Blood Transfusions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/study-warns-on-alpha-gal-syndrome-and-blood-transfusions",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/generalinfectiousdisease/122733"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- In areas with high prevalence of tick-induced alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), patients with blood type O appeared to be at significantly increased risk for allergic transfusion reactions to B or AB blood units, according to a retrospective...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}