Theranos Founder, Elizabeth Holmes, Is Barred From Running Lab for 2 Years – The New York Times

Photo Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and chief executive of Theranos, has seen her personal wealth fall from $4.5 billion to zero. Credit Brendan McDermid/Reuters United States regulators have banned Elizabeth Holmes, the chief executive of Theranos, from owning or operating a medical laboratory for at least two years, in a major setback for the embattled…

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My Expensive, Mysterious, Dense Breasts 

With the exception of my health insurance company, everybody loves my breasts: My kids, who, at aged 12 and 8, harbor vague but fond memories of having been breastfed well into toddlerhood. My husband (big surprise), who has observed their middle-aged growth spurt from a perfectly respectable 32C to a seriously impressive 32DD with great…

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‘You want a description of hell?’ OxyContin’s 12-hour problem #InvestigatingOxy – Los Angeles Times

The drugmaker Purdue Pharma launched OxyContin two decades ago with a bold marketing claim: One dose relieves pain for 12 hours, more than twice as long as generic medications. Patients would no longer have to wake up in the middle of the night to take their pills, Purdue told doctors. One OxyContin tablet in the…

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