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Ep. 88 | 15,000 Coughs/The Putrid Smell
Episode 88
“15,000 Coughs”: When an 11-year-old girl develops a worrisome cough, her workaholic mom drops everything to get her help. But nothing seems to work. Soon, her daughter is coughing almost constantly …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 87 | 99th Percentile
Episode 87
After a difficult pregnancy, a woman is delighted to give birth to a baby girl. Her new child is perfect – though she has an unusually large head. Although the problem seems to be benign, the baby so…
Published on 3 months ago
Ep. 86 | Out of This World/A Good Scrub Down
Episode 86
“Out of This World”: In 2003, a treasure hunter in Chile makes a shocking discovery: a tiny, 6-inch skeleton of what appears to be a human. But parts of its anatomy just don’t make sense. It’s too we…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 85 | Maximum Volume
Episode 85
After a successful overseas tour, an American rock guitarist comes home with a troubling affliction. All of a sudden, his hearing is extremely sensitive – like everything is turned up to 11. When it …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 84 | The Sick Snowbird/A Spoonful of Sugar
Episode 84
“The Sick Snowbird”: After a lovely winter in Southern California, an older woman is excited to enjoy the spring in her native New Jersey. But when she starts experiencing inexplicable nausea and hea…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 83 | The Disappearing Girl
Episode 83
When a vivacious preteen girl with Down syndrome suddenly becomes shy and withdrawn, her mother worries her precious daughter is getting depressed. But soon, it becomes clear that something else is w…
Published on 4 months ago
Ep. 82 | Running on Empty
Episode 82
A young, active mother is dismayed when she starts feeling weak and exhausted – with small children and a business to run, she can’t afford to get sick. But none of her doctors can offer an explanati…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 81 | Unraveling Bolero/Crossing Over
Episode 81
“Unraveling Bolero”: When a middle-aged scientist experiences unexpected success as an artist, it seems like little more than a surprising career change. But then, she becomes obsessed with interpret…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 80 | Stigmata
Episode 80
When a little girl in Vietnam starts mysteriously bleeding from her scalp and hands, her doctors wonder if she’s faking it for attention – to make it seem like she’s experiencing stigmata, the wounds…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 79 | The Shining
Episode 79
In the early 1900s, a young woman gets a coveted job at a clock factory. But her work is interrupted when she feels terrible pain in her mouth. Soon, her whole jaw is rotting away. It’s up to her den…
Published on 5 months ago