Diagnosis

2019
7 Episodes
⁨TV-14⁩
Documentary

Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions in a documentary series based on her New York Times Magazine column.

Starring: Lisa Sanders

Trailers

Episodes

49m
1. Detective Work
The once-athletic Angel, 23, suffers from episodes of muscle pain so severe she often can't move. As she begins a nursing career, she needs answers.
49m
2. Second Opinions
The parents of bright and charming Sadie, 7, seek alternatives to the devastating brain procedure doctors propose to treat her frequent seizures.
44m
3. The Wisdom of the Crowd
Day by day, Willie, 46, loses pieces of himself. He has memory loss, seizures, mood swings, a brain lesion -- but no diagnosis. Can the crowd help him?
47m
4. Looking for a Village
Six-year-old Kamiyah will suddenly and briefly go limp dozens -- sometimes hundreds -- of times a day. Now the search is on to find others like her.
43m
5. A Question of Trust
Lashay, 17, can't hold down anything she eats or drinks. But negative interactions with previous doctors leave her family leery of the crowd's advice.
45m
6. Déjà Vu
Matt, 20, experiences fainting spells that stop his heart, each one preceded by a sense of déjà vu. But is the issue with his heart -- or his head?
48m
7. Paralyzed
Two very different people are desperate for a diagnosis to their unexplained paralysis: textbook "good patient" Joe, 61, and more skeptical Ann, 44.