Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes fails to overturn fraud conviction

Elizabeth Holmes began serving her 11-year sentence in May 2023 (AP)

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, will remain in prison after losing a bid to overturn her fraud conviction.

A federal appeals court in the US said she had not proved there were legal missteps during her trial for defrauding investors with false claims of what her blood-testing start-up could achieve.