Episode
60 Minutes: Three Years Later, The Health Wagon, Discovered
Overview
Fukushima, Japan three years after it was impacted by an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear accident; nurse practitioners providing health care to the uninsured in Appalachia; an art collection hidden by Cornelius Gurlitt.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 28
- Air date
- 2014-04-06
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Three Years Later, The Health Wagon, Discovered is Episode 28 in Season 46 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2014-04-06. The runtime is 44 min.
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