---
title: "Vampire Clinic That Sold Young Blood to the Wealthy Closes Shop"
description: "Ambrosia Health, the controversial clinic offering transfusions of young people's blood, closed its doors after the FDA issued a warning."
date: "2019-02-20"
modified: "2019-02-20"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski.md"
url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/clinic-sells-blood-fda-warning"
categories:
  - "Health & Medicine"
tags:
  - "fda"
  - "health"
  - "medicine"
  - "the digest"
---

# Vampire Clinic That Sold Young Blood to the Wealthy Closes Shop

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/clinic-sells-blood-fda-warning.png>)
*\<em\>Image: pxhere/Tag Hartman-Simkins\</em\>*

## Bad Blood

Ambrosia Health, the controversial clinic that sold transfusions of young, healthy people's blood, has "ceased patient treatments," according to the [company's website](<https://www.ambrosiaplasma.com/>).

The decision to stop taking patients comes after an official statement from FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb this week, which described the company's practices as a [dangerous scam](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/fda-warns-young-blood-transfusions-scam.md>).

## Dr. Acula

Ambrosia [claimed its transfusions](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/clinics-blood-young-people.md>) of a younger person's blood could reverse health problems and extend a person's life — a controversial and unproven notion.

The company never published the results of its self-funded clinical experiments, and recent evidence suggests that these transfusions [could have been dangerous](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/anti-aging-blood-transfusions-harmful.md>) from the start.

## Vampire Empire

It's unclear whether Ambrosia plans to resume operations in the future or if the FDA's warning rang the company's death toll. Futurism reached out to the company with questions, and this article will be updated if we hear back.

Either way, the wealthy will need to get their controversial medical treatments somewhere else for the time being.

**READ MORE:** ['Young blood' company Ambrosia halts patient treatments after FDA warning](<https://www.nbcnews.com/health/aging/young-blood-company-ambrosia-halts-patient-treatments-after-fda-warning-n973266>) \[*NBC*\]

***More on Ambrosia Health: [The FDA Warns: Transfusions of Young Blood Are a Dangerous Scam](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/fda-warns-young-blood-transfusions-scam.md>)***

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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## More

- [The FDA Warns: Transfusions of Young Blood Are a Dangerous Scam](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/fda-warns-young-blood-transfusions-scam.md>)
- [Doctor Behind Failed “Anti-Aging” Blood Clinic Tries Again](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/doctor-anti-aging-blood-clinic-again.md>)
- [New Chain of Clinics Will “Fill Your Veins” With Blood of Youths](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/clinics-blood-young-people.md>)
- [Reversing Aging: Clinical Trials For “Young-to-Old” Blood Transfusions Begin](<https://futurism.com/reversing-aging-clinical-trials-for-young-to-old-blood-transfusions-begin.md>)
- [New Research: Bone Marrow Transplants Might Prevent Aging](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/bone-marrow-transplants-prevent-aging.md>)
- [Expert: Anti-Aging Blood Transfusions May Do More Harm Than Good](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/anti-aging-blood-transfusions-harmful.md>)
- [If Young Blood Can Combat Aging, It May Be Thanks to Just One Protein](<https://futurism.com/young-blood-combat-aging-thanks-just-one-protein.md>)
- [Yeah, Young Blood Transfusions Do Seem to Fight Aging](<https://futurism.com/neoscope/young-blood-transfusions-fight-aging.md>)