I once got a Theranos test mostly for fun. Everyone is so focused on the fraud that they miss a more fundamental issue: finger pricks are a very painful way to

I once got a Theranos test mostly for fun. Everyone is so focused on the fraud that they miss a more fundamental issue: finger pricks are a very painful way to draw blood. Your finger tip is extremely heavily innervated and very sensitive. Okay, maybe no big deal if you need one drop of blood, e.g. for a hemoglobin test. But Theranos wanted maybe ten drops of blood. Having one’s finger squeezed hard and long enough to extract that much blood takes quite a while and leaves one’s finger hurting for quite a while. I would take a venous blood draw from a good or even mediocre phlebotomist over a Theranos test any time. Heck, the time I got thirteen or so blood vials drawn by an actual good phlebotomist was basically painless and may have been faster than getting a single magic Theranos cartridge drawn. So count me out. People who want tests can go to Labcorp or Quest and get reasonably priced testing done by professional phlebotomists. Both companies have offices all over.