A mother faces a risky surgery to remove cancer from her abdomen; a husband and wife balance surgical residency and their relationship; a confident cardiac surgeon; a new kind of colon... Full summary
Dr. Mehmet Oz performs a heart valve replacement on an elderly woman; a newborn needs reconstructive heart surgery; a trauma surgeon struggles with becoming attached to his patients; a... Full summary
A 26-year-old with cystic fibrosis desperately needs new lungs; a patient's story inspires a nurse to make a change in her love life; surgical residents share stories of being hazed by... Full summary
A single mother learns she has breast cancer; surgeons collaborate on a liver transplant between brothers; an emergency medicine resident reacts to a prank.
A man with a disorder that compels him to eat metal; a 4-year-old with a tumor in her heart; ER nurses deal with difficult situations; a surgeon struggles with a patient's ruptured... Full summary
An accident during the procurement of a donor heart puts a patient at risk; Dr. Oz gets a colonoscopy; a surgical resident doesn't let her high pressure job get in the way of looking... Full summary
A patient counts on a liver transplant to save his life; a promising young surgeon wears a black scrub cap in tribute to what he lost to Hurricane Katrina; a trio of ER nurses deal with... Full summary