The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again

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Summary: In 2005, thousands of people from all over the western world made a medical pilgrimage to a remote hospital in China, where Dr. Huang Hongyun claims to be able to restore human functions that other doctors said were lost forever. His procedure is arguably the most controversial and pioneering on the planet: the injection of olfactory cells taken from aborted fetuses into the patients' brains or spines. This powerful documentary tells the story of one such British patient and his family as they embark on an extraordinary journey into the unknown.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2005.

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Formatted Contents Note:	In Search of a Miracle (2:01) -- Dr. Huang Hongyun: A Miracle Worker? (2:07) -- Action Man (2:57) -- A Leading ALS Expert (1:22) -- Holy Grail of Science (4:28) -- A Universal Ability to Repair Damage (1:10) -- OEC Transplantation: A Controversial Treatment (2:27) -- Dr. Hongyun, a Maverick (1:21) -- High Hopes for Success (2:23) -- Origin of OECs (1:59) -- A Surgery for ALS (3:50) -- Signs of Improvement (3:00) -- Dreams on the Ward (3:20) -- Disappointment for Vick (3:02) -- Skeptics Seek Proof of OEC Transplant Success (2:23) -- Assessing Dr. Hongyun's Treatment (5:16) -- Skeptical of Therapeutic Effects (2:15) -- A Step Into the Unknown (2:54) -- Credits: The Doctor Who Makes People Walk Again (0:48)
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Target Audience Note:	10 & up.
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Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
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