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First in Human

TV·2017–present·1 season, 3 episodes·Discovery·Documentary·1h 25m

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With unprecedented access to the halls of Building 10, First In Human reveals for the first time how the medical breakthroughs of tomorrow make their way out of the hi-tech research laboratories and into the hands of our world’s medical professionals. The series explores the lives of the doctors, researchers, and patients who together make progress possible in this cutting-edge testing ground.

Cast

Jim ParsonsJim ParsonsNarrator

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes2017Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01First in Human S01E01AdmissionAugust 10, 2017—Four patients with serious illness arrive at the NIH's Building 10 to enter potentially groundbreaking clinical trials, resting their hopes
  2. S01E02First in Human S01E02TreatmentAugust 17, 2017—While Bo Cooper recovers from a near-death experience, Anita McAlister weighs her treatment options. Patients Lucy Wiese and Deidra Williams
  3. S01E03First in Human S01E03PrognosisAugust 24, 2017—All four patients meet with their doctors one last time to learn whether their experimental treatments were successful, and what the future

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