For a long time, men were the norm in medicine. The result for many women are incorrect diagnoses and treatments. This is because therapies are usually developed on men and transferred to women. Yet men and women differ in height, weight and fat, muscle and bone mass. Gender-equitable medicine calls for an end to "men's medicine" and the closing of the "health gap".
Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
Claire Mounier-Vehier
For a long time, men were the norm in medicine. The result for many women are incorrect diagnoses and treatments. This is because therapies are usually developed on men and transferred to women. Yet men and women differ in height, weight and fat, muscle and bone mass. Gender-equitable medicine calls for an end to "men's medicine" and the closing of the "health gap".
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation--and a defining moment in the history of the civil-rights movement. Spike Lee re-examines the full story of the bombing, including a revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace.
Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2 which includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes the original screen tests of some of the actors for "The Godfather" film, and some candid moments on the set of "The Godfather: Part III."
In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles. 15 years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free porn on the internet. Louis revisits some of the original programme's contributors as well as meeting the latest crop of porn performers dreaming of porn stardom.
Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that have served as inspirations for the new series - the original stories, their factual origins, hundreds of film adaptations - to arrive at their thoroughly modern Sherlock. Moffat and Gatiss explain the challenges they encountered adapting the original adventures of the iconic super-sleuth. Go behind the scenes on the set of the hit television series, including interviews with actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Lara Pulver, who talk about the reinvention of their fictional characters.
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
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A documentary focused on plastic pollution in the world's oceans.
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Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.