[Link] Womp, womp: Efficacy of Merck’s Thor-inspired COVID pill crumbles, vexing experts

Read: 2/12/2021 arstechnica.com

In a 13-to-10 vote, advisers for the Food and Drug Administration narrowly supported authorizing Merck's Thor-inspired antiviral pill molnupiravir for use against severe COVID-19.

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[Link] Theranos tests detected prostate-cancer marker in prostateless women

Read: 12/11/2021 arstechnica.com

Around 2016, Theranos’ fourth lab director, Kingshuk Das, noticed a problem. He was analyzing data from the company’s diagnostic devices when he saw results from tests for prostate-specific antigen, or PSA.

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[Link] Holmes’ ex-boyfriend, who was Theranos exec, bullied and ignored $1.2M investor

Read: 12/11/2021 arstechnica.com

In 2006, Alan Eisenman invested more than $1 million in Theranos, a then-promising medical diagnostic company founded by college dropout Elizabeth Holmes.

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[Link] SA Ambulance Service patients' personal information stolen

Read: 11/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The SA Ambulance Service says the personal details of 28,000 patients have been stolen but there is no indication they have been misused. The patient records are linked to about 32,000 ambulance call-outs between 2000 and 2003.

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