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You can order your own blood work now. Interpreting the results is another story

(By Kate Cunningham for NPR)

Lana McDonald, a 34-year-old teacher from Massachusetts, got an Oura Ring two years ago to track her sleep. When she got an email from Oura selling a set of blood tests for $99, she was intrigued. Her primary care physician had never ordered blood testing before.

The app took her to the website for Quest Diagnostics, where she got an appointment within the week. The results started coming in that same day. Continue reading here…

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