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Anecdata: I'm a physician, and get tests done for myself and my family at the Theranos place in Palo Alto, for around $5/test (vs $50 for other labs), and I hav
by ghufran_syed 11y ago
Anecdata: I'm a physician, and get tests done for myself and my family at the Theranos place in Palo Alto, for around $5/test (vs $50 for other labs), and I have no concern about the accuracy of the tests. This abstract discusses some of the possible reasons for variation in test results:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10887452 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10887452
Of course, none of this proves that the tests are reliable (consistent) and accurate, just that there are several explanations for unexpected and unrepeatable values in a given patient.
- pkaye 11y agoDo you know if anyone can get their blood tested or do you need an doctor's order? Their prices seem quick cheap and it would be nice to get some periodic readings for my chronic health problems.
- the_economist 11y agoNew Arizona Law Allows Lab Tests Without Doctor's Order: http://kjzz.org/content/161108/new-arizona-law-allows-lab-tests-without-doctors-order http://kjzz.org/content/161108/new-arizona-law-allows-lab-te... As far as I know, Theranos is in two places: Palo Alto and Arizona. It seems like Arizona is passing laws to allow testing without a doctor's order. California, you still need one.
- ghufran_syed 11y agoI think you still need a doctor's order in california, and there is effectively only one theranos testing center place open to the public in California (I think the one in the Theranos building is for staff only). One of their staff told me they were focussing on Arizona instead of California because the regulation in California increased the time and cost there. If you are anywhere near Palo Alto and want to get some tests done, just message me, we'll sort something out :)