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Eugene

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Wed Sep 22, 2021, 05:41 PM Sep 2021

Elizabeth Holmes' trial: Theranos patient testifies about miscarriage diagnosis

Source: BBC

Elizabeth Holmes' trial: Theranos patient testifies about miscarriage diagnosis

22 September 2021

The first patient to take the stand in the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes said the company's blood test inaccurately said she had miscarried.

Brittany Gould, 31, told jurors she had already miscarried three times when she took a Theranos test at a Walgreens drug store after becoming pregnant.

Ms Gould became emotional on the stand recalling the moment she was told. She eventually had a healthy baby.

Ms Holmes has pleaded not guilty to a dozen fraud charges.

Prosecutors have argued she deceived investors and patients by claiming Theranos could detect common illnesses using just a few drops of blood from a finger prick.

Her lawyers have said she was merely a naive businesswoman whose firm failed.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58656524
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Elizabeth Holmes' trial: Theranos patient testifies about miscarriage diagnosis (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2021 OP
I used to be a med lab tech Just_Vote_Dem Sep 2021 #1
If anyone here wants to know more about the case, I highly recommend Bad Blood by John Carreyrou. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #2

Just_Vote_Dem

(3,112 posts)
1. I used to be a med lab tech
Wed Sep 22, 2021, 05:45 PM
Sep 2021

A while back I saw a list of tests they claimed could be done with a couple of drops of blood and I nearly doubled over laughing. Not quite, kiddos.

ShazzieB

(18,484 posts)
2. If anyone here wants to know more about the case, I highly recommend Bad Blood by John Carreyrou.
Wed Sep 22, 2021, 05:57 PM
Sep 2021

It's a great book. Lays the whole thing out in detail in a very engaging and readable manner.

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