Elizabeth Holmes exposed: the 9 billion medical miracle that never existed, 60 Minutes Australia

Subscribe here: Full Episodes: , Blood Money (2021) Elizabeth Holmes promised the world a medical revolution. At 19, she claimed to have invented a miniaturised machine that with a single drop of blood could map a persons health quickly, reliably and cheaply. She boasted that her technology meant serious diseases like cancer would be prevented before they happened. And it was not only a wow moment for patients. Highprofile investors rushed to pour a fortune into Holmes company, Theranos, and she became Silicon Valleys first selfmade female billionaire. But as Tara Brown reports, her invention was an invention it simply didnt work. Elizabeth Holmes is no visionary. Shes a cruel fraudster who has put peoples lives at risk, and because of that, now faces 20 years in jail. WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook: FOLLOW 60