Frontline Medicine

Michael Mosley travels from the frontline of war to the frontline of research to uncover the medical breakthroughs that are coming out of current conflicts.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Frontline Medicine
First Air Date	November 20, 2011
Last Air Date	November 27, 2011
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	58min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	BBC Scotland
Networks	BBC Two

S01E02

Rebuilding lives

The survival rate in Afghanistan is the highest in the history of combat - but this means people are surviving with dreadful injuries. Michael wants to find out what medicine and technology can do to help rebuild their shattered lives. From mind-controlled prosthetics to growing spare body parts and face transplants, he explores the innovations which are helping both wounded troops and civilians to overcome life-changing injuries.

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