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Showing 1 - 10 of 18 titles with a criteria of Subject is Medical History
Ama
The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s.
Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 74 minutes
The Chicago Maternity Center Story
The struggle to keep the Chicago Maternity Center open after 75 years.
Kartemquin Films | 1976 | 60 minutes
The Divided Brain
Explores Iain McGilchrist's pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture.
Bullfrog Films | 2021 | 78 minutes
For a Few Pennies More
Iodine deficiency causes health problems in Indonesia.
Bullfrog Films | 2000 | 24 minutes
Front Wards, Back Wards
Profiles the evolution of attitudes toward people with mental disabilities in the United States.
The Fanlight Collection | 2006 | 57 minutes
Gene Blues
Examines the ethical issues associated with DNA testing.
Bullfrog Films | 1997 | 30 minutes
HSA Hospital Strike '75
A document of the eighteen-day strike by interns and residents at Chicago's only public hospital.
Kartemquin Films | 1975 | 20 minutes
Lest We Forget: Silent Voices
Documenting the least-known part of the civil rights movement, these are the first-person stories of people with developmental disabilities labeled 'mentally defective' who were sent away to state institutions.
The Fanlight Collection | 2007 | 42 minutes
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Exploring the debate over stem cell research through the story of biologist Dr. Jack Kessler, who seeks a cure for spinal cord injuries after his daughter’s accident
GOOD DOCS | 2007 | 83 minutes
The Medicine in Marijuana
What we know, and what we don't know, about the most popular new medicine in the U.S.
Bullfrog Films | 2019 | 35 minutes