First in Human

Documentary 2017

Available on Prime Video, discovery+

From the first use of chemotherapy for cancer, lithium for depression, and immunosuppressive therapy for lupus, NIH'S Building 10 has been at the forefront of the world's medical breakthroughs. First in Human is an unprecedented look inside Building 10, the nation's largest research hospital, where the medicine of tomorrow is made.

Documentary 2017

PG

Starring Jim Parsons

EPISODE 1

Admission

Four patients with serious illnesses arrive at the NIH's Building 10 to enter potentially groundbreaking clinical trials and rest their hopes on the brilliant minds that work there.

1 hr 23 min · Aug 8, 2017 PG
EPISODE 2

Treatment

Bo Cooper recovers from a near-death experience; Anita McAlister weighs her treatment options; patients Lucy Wiese and Deidra Williams receive highly experimental bone marrow transplants.

1 hr 23 min · Aug 17, 2017 PG
EPISODE 3

Prognosis

All four patients meet with their doctors one last time to learn whether their experimental treatments were successful, and what the future holds for them.

1 hr 22 min · Aug 24, 2017 PG

Jim Parsons

Narrator
John Hoffman

Director
John Hoffman

Producer
Dyllan McGee

Producer
Beth Wichterich

Producer

About

First in Human

DOCUMENTARY

From the first use of chemotherapy for cancer, lithium for depression, and immunosuppressive therapy for lupus, NIH'S Building 10 has been at the forefront of the world's medical breakthroughs. First in Human is an unprecedented look inside Building 10, the nation's largest research hospital, where the medicine of tomorrow is made.

Information

Studio: Discovery
Released: 2017
Rated: PG

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.