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Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

CNN Running Drama • Medical

2 Seasons · 41 Episodes · Premiered October 13, 2013

The latest medical technologies and developments are spotlighted in this series, hosted by CNN's chief medical correspondent in Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Reporting from around the world, Dr. Gupta provides a global perspective on how health issues are detected and treated. He delves into important medical stories, secrets for longer living, and clues that might solve medical mysteries.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

40 episodes
E01
3D Printing
Tue, Mar 18 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Explore the 3D printer, a discovery that could change the face of medicine forever.
E02
Vision: Bionics to Bats
Tue, Jun 17 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E03
Medicine's Whiz Kids
Tue, Jul 15 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E04
Immunotherapy: The T-Cell Army
Fri, Aug 22 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E05
Pursuit of Happiness
Tue, Sep 16 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E06
Mapping the Brain
Tue, Oct 14 2014 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E07
Meet the Hempels
Tue, Nov 18 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Addison and Cassidy Hempel were three years old when their parents realized they were slipping away; up to then, parents Hugh and Chris had been living a charmed life.
E08
Extreme Antibiotics
Tue, Dec 16 2014 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E09
Out of This World
Tue, Jan 20 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
From freeze-dried food and weightless exercise, to robot surgeons, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how medical research in space is breaking barriers.
E10
The Art of Aging
Fri, Feb 20 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E11
Battling Obesity in the Middle East
Tue, Mar 17 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E12
Longevity: The Art of Aging
Sat, Apr 11 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Dr. Sanjay Gupta tries to unlock the secrets of living longer by learning from those who have lived the longest.
E13
The Science of Sleep
Tue, Apr 14 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Uncovering the effects of too little, too much and just the right amount of sleep; how to get a better night's sleep.
E14
Miracle Blood
Sat, May 23 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
James Harrison has saved more than two million babies by donating his precious life-saving blood nearly every week for last 60 years.
E15
Providing Comfort
Thu, Jun 18 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The world's largest floating hospital is built inside a converted oil tanker; this U.S. Naval hospital ship has traveled the world to save lives; CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta is on board the USNS Comfort as it docks in Kingston, Jamaica.
E16
Brain Stimulation: Mapping the Brain
Sat, Jun 27 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Meet the doctors attempting to remedy the debilitating effects of Tourette's syndrome from a young woman in the operating room.
E17
Breaking Down the Sound Barrier
Tue, Jul 14 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
A football player's story is featured; Derrick Coleman overcomes bullying regarding his bulky hearing aids by focusing on football.
E18
Nigeria Vaccines
Tue, Aug 18 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E19
USNS Comfort Ship
Sat, Aug 22 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Exploring the gigantic floating hospital that provides health services to the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as disaster and humanitarian relief, as it sails through Central and South America on a six-month mission.
E20
Early On-Set Alzheimers
Sat, Sep 5 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
A family ripped asunder by early-onset Alzheimer's is leading the charge to find a cure.
E21
Genius and Creativity
Tue, Sep 15 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Looking at genius and creativity.
E22
Concussions
Tue, Oct 20 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Dr. Gupta examines the impact of concussions around soccer and shares the story of 16-year-old Gracie Hussey who is dealing with the effects of having two concussions from the sport.
E23
The End of Polio
Sat, Oct 24 2015 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The potential end of polio in Africa is beginning to become a reality; Sanjay Gupta is in northern Nigeria to document what was once impossible task.
E24
Age of Addiction
Tue, Nov 17 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Addiction's total loss of all control and obsessive cravings threatens peoples' relationships, school, work and lives.
E25
The Science of Stress
Tue, Dec 15 2015 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
John Thurman thought he'd be safe stationed at the Pentagon, in Washington D.C., not overseas in a war zone - then 9/11 happened.
E26
The Future of Medicine
Fri, Jan 22 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
New developments in medical treatments are explored.
E27
Animal Therapy
Tue, Feb 16 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Scientific proof that animals help human health.
E28
Making and Breaking Habits
Wed, Mar 16 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Learn how our brains play a central role in making and breaking habits; more than just willpower, but science.
E29
Heart
Tue, Apr 19 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
With the use of a 3D printer, doctors were able to make an exact copy of young Mia Gonzalez's heart and devise a game plan for operating.
E30
Pet Therapy
Sat, Apr 30 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Exploring the benefits of animal-assisted therapy; lowering anxiety and stress.
E31
Health and Wellness on the Road
Tue, May 17 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E32
Paralympians
Tue, Jun 14 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Thanks to several breakthroughs in modern technology, disabled athletes are getting a second chance at sporting careers.
E33
Cuba
Tue, Jul 19 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
From a big emphasis on screenings and preventative care,to vaccine innovations, Dr. Gupta travels to Cuba to see what it has to offer in terms of healthcare despite being a poor country.
E34
Travel
Sat, Jul 30 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
E35
Paralympics
Sat, Aug 13 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Spotlighting a Blind veteran who won a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralypmics, as well as other paralympians.
E36
Virus Hunters
Tue, Aug 16 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
From the caves of South Africa to the CDC headquarters, monitoring the work of virus hunters and disease detectives.
E37
A Year in Space
Tue, Sep 20 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Dr. Gupta sits down with twins Scott and Mark Kelly after Scott's historic mission of spending a year in space to test the physical and mental toughness needed for a mission to Mars.
E38
Video Games
Tue, Oct 18 2016 6:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates the science behind a new trend where doctors are prescribing video games instead of drugs - training your brain to be stronger, faster, better.
E39
Reversing Disease
Tue, Nov 15 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the world of disease reversal, from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to strokes to diabetes.
E40
Endurance Training
Sat, Nov 26 2016 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
The human body is capable of extraordinary feats; Dr. Sanjay Gupta meets the team working to break the two-hour marathon.

Season 2

1 episode

Cast

Sanjay Gupta
Sanjay Gupta as Host
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