Medical Story

*Medical Story*
Medical Story
	Ann Sothern and Robert Forster in "The Moonlight Healer".
Genre	Anthology series; Medical drama
Created by	David Gerber; Abby Mann
Directed by	Richard Benedict; Robert L. Collins; Gary Nelson (director); Paul Senesky; Paul Wendkos
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	David Gerber Productions; Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 4, 1975 –; January 8, 1976

Medical Story is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1975, until January 8, 1976.

Premise[edit]

This was an anthology series about issues in the medical field, making it into the medical equivalent of Police Story.^[1]

Notable guest stars[edit]

(in alphabetical order)

Episodes[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Medical Story"	Gary Nelson	Abby Mann	September 4, 1975 (1975-09-04)
A young intern wants to save a patient from a needless hysterectomy. 2 hour episode.
2	"The Right to Die"	Don Medford	Tim Maschler	September 11, 1975 (1975-09-11)
A dying elderly woman is being pressured into surgery.
3	"The God syndrome"	Paul Wendkos	Arthur A. Ross & Larry Brody	September 18, 1975 (1975-09-18)
A young surgeon sees medical challenges and not human beings when he looks at his patients.
4	"Test Case"	Unknown	Abby Mann	September 25, 1975 (1975-09-25)
A right-to-life group targets a doctor after he forgoes an attempt to save a fetus during an abortion.
5	"A Life in the Balance"	Unknown	Unknown	October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)
A medical student feels the pressure of working at a large hospital.
6	"An Air Full of Death"	Ralph Senensky	George Bellak	October 9, 1975 (1975-10-09)
A doctor investigates cancer-causing chemicals.
7	"Million Dollar Baby"	Paul Wendkos	E. Arthur Kean	October 23, 1975 (1975-10-23)
A doctor gets a malpractice suit from a woman he helped deliver 22 years earlier.
8	"The Moonlight Healer"	Richard Benedict	Abby Mann	October 30, 1975 (1975-10-30)
A first year resident moonlights in the emergency room.
9	"Wasteland"	Unknown	Abby Mann	November 13, 1975 (1975-11-13)
A doctor tries to convince his low-income patients into being sterilized.
10	"Us Against the World"	Unknown	Rita Lakin	December 4, 1975 (1975-12-04)
Three female interns have to deal with a leukemia patient, a chauvinistic surgeon and an unstable child.
11	"Woman in White"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1975 (1975-12-11)
A doctor wants a breast cancer patient to have a less radical surgery.
12	"The Quality of Mercy"	Robert L. Collins	Robert L. Collins	January 8, 1976 (1976-01-08)
A group of doctors fight a board of supervisors who are unwilling to allocate funds to raise public health standards. 2 hour episode.

References[edit]

^ TV Guide. "Medical Story Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

External links[edit]

[1] TV Guide. "Medical Story Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-14.

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