The Future of Medicine
COMM: Shadot Hossain has an incredibly rare medical condition causing tumours to grow all over his body. The condition started when he was just 13. Local doctors initially tried to get him treatment for the disorder, but nothing helped, and as he grew older, the symptoms got progressively worse. COMM: Shadot used to work as…
THOMAS MURRELL: I hate when people tell me I can’t do something. Tell me that I can’t and I’ll do it whatever it takes to prove you wrong. COMM: Personal trainer Tommy Murrell hopes his career in bodybuilding can inspire a new generation of trans men and women. THOMAS MURRELL: I’m real like, like hardcore…
COMM: Artist Emma Fay and a team of incredibly patient models have blended yoga and body paint with spectacular results. EMMA FAY: I work with three models and we chose them because they are yoga practitioners and yogis and the work takes about a day to produce, but there is a lot of research involved.…
TIPHANY ADAMS: Three lives were taken due to one person’s irresponsible acts. It affected multiple people for a lifetime. It’s like a story of tragedy but also triumph. TIPHANY ADAMS: So this highway is known as ‘Blood Alley’ because its very dangerous and you can’t get out, the cops come if you try to. TIPHANY…
EMILY BREEZE WATSON: My due date is five days from now and I just deadlifted 205lbs today. COMM: Pregnant weightlifter Emily Breeze Watson could go to labor at any moment, and the lead up to the birth has been anything but relaxing. EMILY BREEZE WATSON: I just CrossFit six times a week. CrossFit includes cardio,…
Sally: My weight at my heaviest was 178 pounds. I was a serial Yo-yo dieter. The weight had started affecting my confidence and my relationship with my fiancé. and I knew that I had to make a change. I have lost 68 pounds. Jeremy: She’s found that lost confidence that she used to have. Sally:…
AMANDA MCLAUGHLIN: It’s not fun to be aroused all the time. Would you want to have a raging boner 24/7? I don’t think so. It’s just non-stop. AMANDA MCLAUGHLIN: PGAD is a Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder. Feels like you are about to orgasm and then it never goes away. So, its sharp pains all the…
DOROTHY HOHL: I like having somebody around who knows what I am going through because I don’t have to explain it to her. COMM: Dorothy Hohl has osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition causing brittle bones and stunted growth. DOROTHY HOHL: It’s a genetic disorder which affects the collagen in your system. Our bones are very fragile…
BLAKE HORTON: What’s up guys! Giant McGriddles time. Let’s go. BLAKE HORTON: It’s like you are an unchaperoned child in the kitchen, allowed to make whatever you want. COMM: 34-year-old Blake Horton has made a name for himself by gorging on an average of 4,000 calories worth of junk food inspired meals, broadcasting his late…
COMM: 53-year-old Bharat, known locally as the ‘Bendy Priest’, lives in Madhya Pradesh in India. COMM: Despite his disability, Bharat believes he is a reincarnation of a legendary priest known in Hindu culture. COMM: Bharat thinks that his unusual physique was caused by God and not as a result of a medical condition. COMM: But…