Release Date | 1976-01-08 |
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Runtime | 60 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | |
Directors | Abby Mann |
Medical Story is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1975 until January 8, 1976.
Juliet Mills stars as a nurse who defends an elderly patient's right to die with dignity. The terminally ill woman is being pressured into an operation that will either restore her health or leave her a helpless invalid.
A young resident is horrified by an obstetrician who pressures his low income patients into having sterilization operations.
Three Female interns face a variety of problems in a busy hospital: the agonizing death of a young leukemia patient; the prejudices of a brilliant, but chauvinisic surgeon; and the violent tantrums of an emotionally unstable child.