Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos patient got false result pointing to HIV, refund two years later

Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos patient got false result pointing to HIV, refund two years later

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/11/17/elizabeth-holmes-trial-theranos-patient-got-false-result-pointing-to-hiv-refund-two-years-later/

A woman who sought out Theranos blood testing because of its purportedly less-invasive and lower-cost services received a test result incorrectly showing antibodies for HIV, she testified Wednesday in company founder Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal fraud trial.

Erin Tompkins of Phoenix testified in U.S. District Court in San Jose that she had read about Theranos in a magazine and had seen a promotion on Facebook, and asked her doctor to refer her for the company’s blood testing. In 2015, she had her blood drawn at a Theranos outlet in a Walgreens drug store, she testified. Three days later Theranos sent out a result sheet, displayed in Holmes’ trial to jurors, that showed HIV antibodies.