# You can see every red flag in Theranos 2.0

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/you-can-see-every-red-flag-in-theranos-2-0/
- Published: 2026-10-28T18:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T18:14:46+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/column/1020859/optimizer-theranos-haemanthus-you-can-see-everything
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Haemanthus revives questions raised by Theranos.
- Raman spectroscopy is established technology, not a new discovery.
- The article urges caution about ambitious medical claims.

## Summary

Elizabeth Holmes’ partner, Billy Evans, is developing Haemanthus, a diagnostic device that the film *You Can See Everything* presents as a possible “Theranos 2.0”. The article argues that the venture raises familiar concerns about overstating what medical technology can do, especially when claims are difficult for the public to assess.

Theranos promised more than 100 tests from a drop of blood, but its device did not work as advertised, and the company relied on conventional Siemens equipment. The article explains that finger-prick samples can be contaminated or diluted, and that different biomarkers may need different tests. Haemanthus reportedly uses Raman spectroscopy, a laser-based method discovered in 1928; its potential medical uses are real, but whether it can deliver the diagnostic claims described remains uncertain.

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