Why “Theranos” is being discussed
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> Wild stuff. Maybe I'm missing something here, but I fail to see anything that seems particularly "wild" in a film featuring a bunch of insipid mind games. Mind games are not e…
by diogenes_atx · Oct 18, 2026
It wasn't about Theranos though, but the person behind it. I would say this comment sums it up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50137988 - so much of the scr…
by judge2020 · Oct 18, 2026
It works both ways. I walked into the Theranos and volunteered for bloodwork. I’ve also had my doctor send my bloodwork order to a lab of my choosing when I’m e.g. traveling.
by JumpCrisscross · Oct 18, 2026
> was shocked to read that you got Theranos tests I’d been reading about them for a few years, never got personally involved in any capacity, was in Phoenix for a long-distance…
by JumpCrisscross · Oct 18, 2026
Because it is not a documentary about the history of Theranos or a bio of Holmes, it is about truth, deception, and media.
by WillPostForFood · Oct 18, 2026
The story is so much more than a startup scam. It's about large numbers of supposedly savvy men being duped by a kid. What kind of kid could and would do such a thing? It seems…
by geophile · Oct 18, 2026
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Theranos Inc. was an American privately held corporation that was touted as a breakthrough health technology company. Founded in 2003 by then–19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $9 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014. The company falsely claimed that it had devised blood tests that could be performed rapidly and accurately, while requiring very small amounts of blood, all using compact automated devices that the company had developed. Read more on Wikipedia