Tech execs have absolutely massive egos.
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deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoThe most bizarre part of the Theranos scandal is that any medical lab tech/scientist could have told you, right from the initial pitch, the entire thing was a massive scam. There was literally no reason to ever think this technology was feasible and a mountain of reasons it wasn’t.
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Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
her pitch was single droplet of blood to diagnosis diseases.
deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’m aware. I’m also a medical lab scientist and the entire thing screamed bullshit from the start, not necessarily due to the feasibility of testing on small volumes, but things like calibration and quality control.
cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Elizabeth Holmes only got in trouble for lying to people who should’ve done their “due diligence”
The patients / families of the patients that Theranos lied to and mislead never got justice.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
i read an article when the theranos sht has been going down, around 2016, look how long it took to charge her. a patient hormone level was higher than normal indicating some form of malignancy, she took chemo only to find out she dint have any.