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Software glitch leads to 400 Grail patients getting bogus letters saying they might have cancer

Por: Los Angeles Times Business June 03, 2023

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Cancer screening outfit Grail said Friday that a software glitch at a third-party telemedicine vendor led to erroneous letters being sent to about 400 people warning that they may have developed cancer. Grail is owned by San Diego’s Illumina, the leader in DNA sequencing equipment. But Grail operates independently under orders from European anti-monopoly regulators, who have called for divestiture. So have U.S. regulators. The company is... + full article



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