Health Beyond the Blog

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Health Beyond the Blog: Diagnosis – A Netflix Docuseries

Harleigh Markowitz recommends tuning into Diagnosis, a captivating 2019 Netflix docuseries where Dr. Lisa Sanders harnesses the power of crowdsourcing to unravel medical enigmas. From a nursing student facing paralyzing pain to a young child fainting hundreds of times daily, watch as undiagnosed patients turn to the collective wisdom of 'the crowd' in their quest for answers.
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Health Beyond the Blog: The Retrievals – A Discussion of Women’s Pain

Gillian Feinglass urges readers to tune into 'The Retrievals,' a gripping five-part podcast detailing the experiences of up to 200 patients at the Yale University Fertility Clinic. Subjected to agonizing egg retrieval procedures without painkillers due to a nurse's deceit, these women faced not only physical trauma but also the dismissive attitudes of the very professionals trusted to care for them.
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Health Beyond the Blog: Exploring ‘Heroin(e)’ — A Netflix Documentary

Lexy Campbell recommends the poignant Netflix documentary, 'Heroin(e),' which delves deep into the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, often labeled as the overdose capital of the U.S. The film paints a compelling narrative by following three resilient women from diverse backgrounds, all united in their efforts to combat the devastating impact of drug addiction in their community.
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