Life or Death

1 season available

Extraordinary but true medical stories and mysteries of the human body.
Mystery Bug
S1 E1

When a mother takes her sick son to the ER, nothing can prepare her for the scene that greets her as she finds that the entire town is sick; the Public Health Commission rushes to find what is causing a deadly E coli outbreak.

Hidden Killer
S1 E2

A church congregation in New Sweden, Maine becomes dangerously ill after a Sunday service. Doctors must rush to find an answer on what is causing 12 people to become ill and another to die.

Brain Attack
S1 E3

A woman collapses while skiing and is suddenly fighting for her life.

Nightmare in New York
S1 E4

After a night of celebration in New York City an out-of-town couple soon finds that they are dangerously ill; further investigation into the cause returns shocking results.

Battling to Breathe
S1 E5

Doctors are desperate for a diagnosis after a boy is brought to the ER.

Torn Apart
S1 E6

Sebastian Hitzig is found collapsed with blood oozing from his nose.