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Our aging society is facing a blood supply problem. Can scientists find a way to fix the shortage? Can a manmade substance replace the elixir of life?

Battle for Blood

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Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine through self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and luck.

From Pain to Poison

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Malaria kills twice as many people as AIDS yearly. Despite this death count, progress in the fight is marked with relative indifference.

Malaria: The Serial Killer

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This incisive documentary examines the varying COVID-19 pandemic responses in four different Asian countries: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China.

Covid-19: The Asian Way

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This film explores the impact of billions of bacteria in our guts that can impact our personalities. They may even spawn diseases like Parkinson’s.

The Gut: Our Second Brain

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Obesity is spreading throughout the world, in both rich and poor countries. We used to think fat was to blame. This film argues that it's sugar.

Is Sugar the New Fat?

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The charity "Facing Africa" sent a team of medics to Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in the world, to help people with extreme deformities.

Extraordinary People

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Investigate whether the world's appetite for cheap meat is out of control, and learn its impact on the environment, society, and the individual.

A Meaty Issue: Thinking Beyond Your Dinner Plate

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The Black Death is one of the most lethal killers in history, but the exact cause is unknown. Join Hendrik Poinar on an epic journey for the truth.

Secrets in the Bones: The Hunt for the Black Death Killer

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If the world's food production is at its peak, why does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds? How are we going to feed a growing future population?

The Food Race

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Dr. Pixie McKenna from the UK’s National Health Service is researching what makes people sick. She has the astonishing answers, and advice.

Staying Healthy: A Doctor's Guide

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Cancer surgeon Dr. Richard Babor embarks on a journey to discover how to prevent cancer. We have more power in our own hands than we realize.

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