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316 - Bayer AG: The Most EVIL Corporation in the World?

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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The Risks of Blood Transfusions

In the early 80s, Bear used high risk blood pools to make clotting products for hemophiliacs. Even a tiny amount of donors with disease blood were able to contaminate the entire pool. A 1985 test by the CDC found that 74% of Hemophiliac patients using Cutter's Biological medication tested positive for HIV. In their defense, Bear said it continued telling the older version because some customers doubted the new one's effectiveness. The company has now paid out over $600 million in compensation for Hemophiliacs to contract the disease.

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