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Episode 9: The Military

Bad Blood: The Final Chapter

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The Theranos Machine Could Be Used to Test Wounded Soldiers

Theranos machine was an unapproved medical device. Soldiers were entitled to the same protections as regular citizens. You couldn't just experiment on them like lab rats. Mattis seemed to understand, but he was reluctant to give up. After some back and forth, Shoemaker and Gutierrez proposed a solution. The Theranos device could be used to test the blood of wounded soldiers after the fact.

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