Understanding human anatomy, and how to diagnose and treat illnesses, has changed dramatically from ancient to modern times. This collection features people whose medical breakthroughs helped to save millions of lives.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects more than two million Americans each year.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder which affects more than two million Americans each year.
Because of Soviet secrecy, sailors who survive the K-19 radiation leak may not tell the true story about what happened.
It isn't easy to uncover the truth about contaminated groundwater. No one from the polluting company is going to hand over documents containing proof ...
Infected soldiers carry the Spanish Flu wherever they go. When they return to the U.S., the flu re-infects the country.
People refuse to help each other or the sick and parents abandon children; no one is safe from the possibility of catching the plague.
What has caused the Ebola-virus outbreak in Yambuku? Scientists are not sure, even to this day.
When he is just a toddler, Spencer West loses his legs at the knee. When he is five, he loses both legs just below the pelvis.
When he is born on January 7, 1981, Spencer West has a congenital condition which will lead to amputation of both his legs.
Lucas, Belon's son, describes living through the tsunami, the survivors, the hospital and rescue by his father and brothers.
In April 2009, a Mexican woman dies from a severe virus; soon many others are ill around the world. Scientists believe the H1N1 Swine Flu virus is the...
Vincent's emotional state continues to decline, and he takes his last long journey back to Paris.
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