NOVA
Season 18 Episode 17 - Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife
7.0 ?
1974
Documentary
NOVA follows the efforts of four participants in a celebrated California study to unblock arteries without using drugs or surgery before their heart disease becomes fatal. A studio segment featuring experts with varying medical views will air as part of the 60-minute program. ABC News Medical Correspondent George Strait moderates.
Episodes in Season 18
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2
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3
The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1)
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4
Case of the Flying Dinosaur
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5
T. rex Exposed
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6
The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman
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7
The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon
55 min
8
The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission
55 min
9
Swimming With Whales
55 min
10
The Chip vs. the Chess Master
55 min
11
Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape
55 min
12
So You Want to Be a Doctor?
55 min
13
Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
55 min
14
Suicide Mission to Chernobyl
55 min
15
Taller Than Everest?
55 min
16
Fastest Planes in the Sky
55 min
17
Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife
55 min
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