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by samplonius 3579 days ago
Click bait title?

Theranos withdrew their application to the FDA for the test. So "Theranos Halts New Zika Test" is technically accurate, but it suggests that the test was actually being performed.

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> a company news release[0] said Theranos had collected finger-stick blood samples from patients, including in the Dominican Republic, and run the tests on the new miniLab device, which showed that the Zika test worked.

From the news release:

> The company collected finger- stick samples from subjects, including in the Dominican Republic, and shipped those to Palo Alto to run on the miniLab.

0: https://news.theranos.com/2016/08/02/theranos-unveils-diagno...