2024 • 26' • French & English
Director(s): Karina Marceau • Producer(s): PVP Media • Coproducer(s): Savoir Média • Country of production: Canada • Format(s): HD - 4K
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One billion people around the world are currently suffering from pulmonary diseases. The lungs were long considered disgusting due to their appearance, and there have been many attempts at treating lung problems throughout history, including fumigations and syrups made from heroin, morphine, chloroform and opium. Thankfully, medicine has come a long way since. This episode takes us through the history of pulmonology, touching on the damage caused by tuberculosis, and leads us into the future of the discipline, thanks to advancements that will soon allow for lung tissue regeneration. In the operating room, a patient has a potentially cancerous nodule removed.
