Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover style, beauty, and wellness with an eye for sustainability. Vampire facials aren’t new—they’ve been around for decades.

(CNN) – The CDC has issued a new warning about HIV risks associated with a cosmetic procedure called the “vampire facial.” The procedure involves drawing a patient’s blood and injecting the platelets ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Earlier this week, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) issued ...

A person recently diagnosed with HIV is believed to have contracted the virus during a “vampire facial” procedure at a since-shuttered New Mexico spa. The former customer’s only self-reported HIV ...

Two people who most likely contracted HIV at a now-defunct New Mexico spa during a so-called Vampire Facial now face a lifetime of suppression therapy. The botched treatments have the New Mexico ...

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(Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer, Austin Athman/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH via AP, File) Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at ...