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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Nurse practitioner describes alarming, inaccurate Theranos test results

by Susan Nash / Bay City News FoundationSeptember 23, 2021 11:20 am

The federal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of blood testing startup Theranos, continued with former lab associate Erika Cheung and scientist Surekha Gangakhedkar on the witness stand on Sept. 15, 2021. Courtesy Getty Images.

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Theranos employees were ‘sleeping in their cars’ in effort to address quality control issues

by Susan Nash / Bay City News FoundationSeptember 17, 2021 5:32 pm

The federal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of blood testing startup Theranos, continued with testimony from former lab associate Erika Cheung on Sept. 15, 2021. Courtesy Photospin.com.

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Former employee says Theranos cherry-picked results from faulty machines

by Susan NashSeptember 16, 2021 11:26 am

Theranos's former offices at 1701 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto. In 2018, the blood testing startup dissolved months after its former CEO and chief operating officer were indicted in a multimillion-dollar scheme. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.

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Opening statements in Holmes trial give competing versions of Theranos claims

by Susan Nash / Bay City News FoundationSeptember 10, 2021 9:28 am

Sutter Health, which includes the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, settled a federal lawsuit alleging the health care provider of violating the False Claims Act. The agreement was filed on Aug. 30, 2021. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.

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Sutter Health settles Medicare false claims civil case for $90M

by Bay City News ServiceSeptember 3, 2021 11:53 am

Stanford research nurse Jamie Saxena, one of the lead investigators for Stanford's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine study for Pfizer, examines Almanac reporter Angela Swartz's son before he receives his second dose in the trial. Photo by Angela Swartz.

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Eager for your child to be vaccinated against COVID-19? Here’s what it’s like being in a pediatric vaccine trial

by Angela SwartzAugust 27, 2021 9:30 am

Two people photograph and observe the sky, which turned into a dark orange hue due to wildfire smoke, from the Palo Alto Baylands on the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

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Study links smoke from 2020 wildfires to rise in COVID cases, deaths

by Jeff Ballinger / Bay City News FoundationAugust 25, 2021 10:59 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters on new state legislation for the reopening of schools at Barron Park Elementary in Palo Alto on March 2, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

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Gavin Newsom report card: What he has done, and what he hasn’t

by Ben ChristopherAugust 25, 2021 10:26 am

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San Mateo County Medical Center, county to pay $11.4 million for false Medicare claims

by Sue DremannAugust 10, 2021 11:55 amAugust 11, 2021 11:35 am

Personal care assistant Riza Green receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Carefield Assisted Living Facility in Castro Valley on Feb. 3, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters.

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California first in nation to mandate vaccinations for health care workers

by Barbara Feder OstrovAugust 6, 2021 3:49 pm

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