Walgreens Suspends Theranos California Lab After U.S. Report
- Blood-testing startup still works with Walgreens in Arizona
- Move follows regulator's letter citing shortcomings at lab
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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said it will stop sending lab tests to Theranos Inc.’s Newark, California, facility after U.S. regulators found severe deficiencies at the lab.
The companies have been working together to provide lab testing to consumers through a handful of Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Theranos’s lab in Arizona, where it does the majority of its analysis, isn’t affected. Shortcomings at the California lab jeopardized the health and safety of patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a letter to Theranos made public on Wednesday.