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Re:Elizabeth Holmes urged employees to hide Theranos’ lab eq... by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @02:51PM (#28698183)
Why using small amounts of blood important?

Are there some tests that need extremely large amounts of blood that the patient cannot provide? Or is the point to improve the patient's experience?

When I give blood for testing, there is no difference in my experience as a patient, however many vials are taken, it just takes a bit longer. What am I missing?

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes urged employees to hide Theranos’ lab eq... by ufo on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @03:15PM (#28698489)
The argument Theranos gave is that it would allow collecting blood from a fingerprick (which would not require a trained professional, and because people are afraid of needles).
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