Theranos Corrects Tens of Thousands of Blood-Testing Results
- Company informs U.S. regulators, confirms WSJ report on tests
- Startup says it’s taken ‘comprehensive corrective measures’
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Blood-testing startup Theranos Inc. said it sent doctors and patients tens of thousands of corrected test results and voided two years of data from its devices, a devastating blow for the company that has come under scrutiny over the accuracy of its technology.
The Silicon Valley startup told federal health regulators at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that it had voided results from 2014 and 2015 generated by its testing devices, the Wall Street Journal reported. Theranos spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan confirmed the report by e-mail.