"U.S. Regulator Bans Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes From Operating Labs for Two Years"

July 8, 2016

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U.S. Federal health regulators dealt a major blow to Theranos Inc., banning founder Elizabeth Holmes from operating a blood-testing laboratory for at least two years and yanking regulatory approval for its California lab.

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"U.S. Regulator Bans Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes From Operating Labs for Two Years"

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