Life-and-death dilemmas. New medical technologies. Controversial treatments. In playing god? we hear from the patients whose lives were transformed—and sometimes saved—by medical... more
Season Two of playing god? is coming soon. Here's a preview of what's in the works.
Back in the 1960s, a committee of seven Seattle residents met regularly to decide which patients with chronic kidney disease... more
In this episode we head into the future to learn about a controversial technology that could change the face of... more
Cheryl Yoder’s son Jase, was born with an incurable rare disease called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which meant he was... more
For years Brandy Ellis had tried everything to treat depression but nothing worked. Then one day she heard about something... more
When Laurie Strongin’s son Henry was born with the rare, often fatal disease of Fanconi anemia, doctors told her that... more
Jen Dingle yearned to get pregnant and have children, but there was one problem: she was born without a uterus.... more
It can take years to get to the top of the waiting list for a donated kidney in the U.S.... more
One day, when she was only 39, bar manager Jamie Imhof collapsed. While she lay in a coma, doctors told... more
When a 13 year-old girl from Oakland named Jahi McMath was pronounced brain dead after a surgical complication in 2013,... more
While Andrea Rubin lay unconscious and severely burned after a car fire, her father told doctors to do everything they... more
A new podcast about the complex ethical questions that get raised with groundbreaking medical innovations. Brought to you by Pushkin... more
While Andrea Rubin lay unconscious and severely burned after a car fire, her father told doctors to do everything they could to... more