49 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestTwo very different people are desperate for a diagnosis to their unexplained paralysis: textbook "good patient" Joe, 61, and more skeptical Ann, 44.
Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions in a documentary series based on her New York Times Magazine column.
Writing
Sanders narrates like your smartest, sassiest doctor friend.
Production
Real families, real desperation, no reality TV manipulation.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lisa Sanders literally inspired the character of Dr. House — she was a technical consultant on the Fox series.
The show dropped the same year as Netflix's other medical docuseries boom, but its crowdsourcing angle predicted how TikTok would later diagnose thousands in 2022-2023.
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