Nacido a principios del siglo XX, el herbolario Jan Mikolasek se hizo rico y famoso después de curar innumerables enfermedades con medios poco ortodoxos. Verdadero emblema de Checoslovaquia antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el curandero se hizo aún más apreciado durante la ocupación nazi y el régimen comunista. Cada régimen aprecia su habilidad y lo protege. Pero, ¿cuánto le costará mantener su estatus en un nuevo cambio político?
Vivienne, una cantante de jazz neoyorkina, recibe un nefasto diagnóstico que le hace ver sus sueños y su vida en perspectiva.
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Embarrassing Bodies is a British television programme broadcast by Channel 4 and made by Maverick Television since 2007. In 2011, an hour long live show was introduced, "Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic", which makes use of Skype technology. Various spin-offs have been produced in relation to the programme to target different patients, such as Embarrassing Fat Bodies and Embarrassing Teenage Bodies. The show has a strong multiplatform presence on web and mobile.
Part horror movie, part medical detective story, find out what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite.
