60 Minutes: Season 50, Episode 54

The Theranos Deception, Impact, Future Factor

How a company with a blood-testing machine that could never perform as touted went from billion-dollar baby to complete bust; then, combat veterans coming home with CTE; and, making ideas into reality

Writing:
  • Don Hewitt

Stars:
Release Date: 1968-09-24
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 22 24 27 28 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57
TMDb: 6.7/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 44

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