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1. Forbes: Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes now worth nothing, company worth $800M
In light of her company's recent difficulties, Forbes revised the estimated net worth of Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based blood test startup Theranos, to $0 from $4.5 billion, removing her from the No. 1 spot on its list of "America's Richest Self-Made Women." It also revised Theranos' net worth to a fraction of its original valuation, downgrading it 91 percent.
2. Prince's death caused by accidental fentanyl overdose, autopsy shows
Autopsy results released Thursday show Prince Rogers Nelson, the music legend commonly known as Prince, died from fentanyl toxicity.
3. Infant with Zika-related microcephaly born in New Jersey
On Tuesday, a baby girl was born in a New Jersey hospital with severe Zika-related microcephaly, according to The New York Times. The mother is 31 years old and reportedly contracted the virus in her home country of Honduras.
4. Thousands of NFL players' health data stolen from trainer's car
The health data of thousands of NFL players may be compromised after a backpack containing paper and electronic medical records was stolen from an athletic trainer's car, reports Deadspin.
5. Judy Faulkner ranks No. 3 on Forbes' 'America's Richest Self-Made Women' list
Forbes released its list of "America's Richest Self-Made Women," and Epic founder and CEO Judy Faulkner earned one of the top spots.
6. Patient claims self defense in choking, death of roommate at Mount Sinai in Miami Beach
Police found 55-year-old Alejandro Ortega dead in the bathroom of his room at Mount SinaiMedicalCenter in Miami Beach, Fla., on Saturday, and his roommate was charged with killing him, according to the Miami Herald.
7. UnitedHealth to leave Illinois, California ACA marketplaces
UnitedHealth will depart from California's and Illinois' Affordable Care Act exchanges at the end of 2016.
8. Surgical tech involved in needle-swapping scandal tests positive for HIV
Rocky Allen, the surgical technologist accused of swapping needles to obtain opioids from Swedish Medical Center, tested positive for HIV.
9. Dirty scopes infect 16 Huntington Hospital patients, including 11 who died
A new Pasadena Public Health Department investigation report says 16 patients who were treated at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., between January 2013 and August 2015 were infected by dirty medical scopes, the Los Angeles Times reports. Eleven of those patients died.
10. California hospital closes after attempt to alter facility fails
Saddleback Memorial – San Clemente (Calif.) hospital closed Monday at 11:59 p.m. The primary reason for the closure was dwindling patient volumes. On many days, there were less than 10 inpatients at the 73-bed hospital.
11. Brigham nurses union to vote on one-day strike
The Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents 3,300 nurses at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, plans to vote June 13 on authorizing a one-day strike, The Boston Globe reported.
12. Massachusetts hospital pricing compromise signed into law
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed a bill into law that will avoid a ballot question concerning hospital pricing, according to a report on MassLive.com.