Below are the solutions to the Theranos Self-Assessment Questions:
- Theranos is a health-tech startup company founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes.
The founding date is notable because at this time, there were already many engineering codes in place that specifically discouraged this malpractice including the NSPE Code of Ethics (1964) and the Belmont Report (1978). - Theranos claimed to have developed a blood-testing device to administer blood tests requiring only 1/100th of the amount of blood usually needed, through a rapid and cheap means.
The lack of clinical evidence is what quickly made medical professionals skeptical about the technology. - Patients were deceived; patients were provided false diagnoses of serious diseases; investors lost serious amounts of money. There are a variety of other answers, as this is a complex and multifaceted issue.
There are many health, economic, and practical implications that are wide reaching to many people’s lives as a result of such complex ethical issues in engineering malpractice.
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