Walgreens Cuts Ties With Blood-Test Startup Theranos (theverge.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Walgreens has announced that it's terminating its partnership with blood-testing startup Theranos. All 40 of the "Theranos Wellness Centers" in Walgreen's Arizona drugstores will be shut down immediately, closing what has been a primary link between Theranos and would-be consumers, and further wounding the troubled startup's revenue. "In light of the voiding of a number of test results, and as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has rejected Theranos' plan of correction and considers sanctions, we have carefully considered our relationship with Theranos and believe it is in our customers' best interests to terminate our partnership," said Walgreens senior vice president Brad Fluegel in a press statement.

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Homeopathic

[Anonymous Coward]

What about all of the homeopathic products still sold at Walgreens stores?

Re:Homeopathic

[Anonymous Coward]

Have you checked the magazine rack? They might have Guns & Ammo somewhere around the other sports mags.

E-meters

[110010001000]

Will Walgreens at least keep stocking e-Meters? I cannot remain Clear without one.

Re:The fraud called Theranos is almost dead

[Gilgaron]

You don't get audited immediately... if the submission looked good then it'd probably go through and most medical products take long enough to ramp up that the audit will still take place before a large rollout.