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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Barred From Operating Labs For Two Years

9:46am July 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Theranos aimed at disrupting the blood testing industry by using only a few drops of blood. But now, regulators say they will bar the company's dynamic CEO from owning or running a lab for two years.

Walgreens entered into a partnership three years ago with Theranos, which offered simpler blood-testing methods using a few drops of blood from a finger prick.

National

Walgreens Cuts Ties With Blood-Test Company Theranos

2:40pm June 13, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Walgreens was Theranos' largest revenue source. It cited problems that federal regulators have had with Theranos' lab testing in deciding to end the relationship.

Forbes says that Elizabeth Holmes, seen here at an event last November, is now worth far less than she was last year, due to problems at Theranos, the biotech company she founded.

National

Net Worth Of Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes Plunges To $0 In New 'Forbes' Estimate

7:56pm June 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

One year after Elizabeth Holmes topped the magazine's list of the wealthiest self-made women with a worth of $4.5 billion, Forbes now values her fortune at "nothing."

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2015.

Health & Safety

Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

6:38pm May 02, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The blood-testing startup led by Elizabeth Holmes soared on hype and celebrity boosters. Now it's under federal scrutiny. It could show that Silicon Valley's success model doesn't work in biotech.

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