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Life or Death

Season 1 2007
TV-PG

  • 2007-11-05T05:00:00Z on Discovery Health Channel
  • 1h
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Extraordinary but true medical stories and mysteries of the human body.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2007-11-05T05:00:00Z

1x01 Mystery Bug

Series Premiere

1x01 Mystery Bug

  • 2007-11-05T05:00:00Z1h

When the town of Walkerton, Ontario, is hit by a mysterious illness, hundreds are stricken by vomiting and diarrhea. When the public health investigation finally uncovers the the truth, their findings shock the nation.

2007-11-06T05:00:00Z

1x02 Hidden Killer

1x02 Hidden Killer

  • 2007-11-06T05:00:00Z1h

When the congregation of the Lutheran church inundates local doctors, they are baffled as to the cause of this outbreak of stomach problems. When one of the patients dies, doctors must solve the mystery before more lives are lost.

2007-11-07T05:00:00Z

1x03 Brain Attack

1x03 Brain Attack

  • 2007-11-07T05:00:00Z1h

When 22-year-old Shelley Cushing collapses while skiing, doctors find nothing wrong with her and suspect a "complicated migraine." Suddenly she is fighting for her life as doctors struggle to figure out what's happened to this seemingly healthy woman.

2007-11-08T05:00:00Z

1x04 Nightmare in New York

1x04 Nightmare in New York

  • 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z1h

A couple visiting New York comes down with what they think is influenza, but when they seek medical help, the pair gives doctors the shock of their careers. Their mystery illness turns out to be something much more astonishing and dangerous.

Season Finale

2007-11-09T05:00:00Z

1x05 Battling to Breathe

Season Finale

1x05 Battling to Breathe

  • 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z1h

Eight-year-old Joshua Wooten is a real mystery. When his mom takes him to the ER after finding him collapsed on the floor, doctors discover his blood oxygen level is just half of what it should be, and yet he shows no obvious signs of disease.

2007-11-12T05:00:00Z

1x06 Torn Apart

1x06 Torn Apart

  • 2007-11-12T05:00:00Z1h

When 23-year-old Sebastian Hitzig is found collapsed with blood oozing from his nose and ears, doctors are faced with a number of deadly possibilities. But as they attempt to narrow these down, Sebastian begins to rapidly deteriorate.

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