Measles
After nearly disappearing from much of the world, the measles virus is on the rise. This program journeys to Tajikistan, where the collapse of the health care system established under Soviet rule led to a hiatus in disease vaccination. With measles ...
Pneumococcal disease
Although it is rarely fatal in wealthy countries, pneumonia kills more children each year than any other infectious disease. This program explains why the pneumococcus bacterium has run rampant in the underdeveloped world, and explores recent medica...
The Last Journey
If we’re lucky, our parents live long enough to entrust us with protecting and caring for them. But the adult caregiver doesn’t always feel so lucky—the burdens of decision making, of remaining involved and vigilant, are often overwhelming. Wh...
The Blind Men and the Elephant
This episode picks up the story in the wake of the declaration of a “war on cancer” by Richard Nixon in 1971 and the search for a cure. Three causation theories emerge linking cancer to viruses, chemicals, and genes that divide the scientific co...