This four-part documentary, "A Matter of Life and Death: Magic Moments and Dark Hours in the History of Medicine" (2006), chronicles 5000 years in the history of medicine and depicts each of four periods of human life from infancy to old age, as well as the medical challenges that have been present in each since the dawn of time. "The First Breath" speaks to birth and childhood, "The Wild Years" follows the awakening of sexuality, "Mid-Life" covers family and middle age, and "Aging and Death" examines oldage and death. An exploration of science, medicine, and the human body, these documentaries are filled with struggle, hope and healing.
This four-part documentary, "A Matter of Life and Death: Magic Moments and Dark Hours in the History of Medicine" (2006), chronicles 5000 years in the history of medicine and depicts each of four periods of human life from infancy to old age, as well as the medical challenges that have been present in each since the dawn of time. "The First Breath" speaks to birth and childhood, "The Wild Years" follows the awakening of sexuality, "Mid-Life" covers family and middle age, and "Aging and Death" examines oldage and death. An exploration of science, medicine, and the human body, these documentaries are filled with struggle, hope and healing.
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