

Synopsis
A GOOD MEDICINE is an ongoing, documentary series profiling the world’s most disruptive pioneers transforming today’s medicine. Each episode puts unconventional and cutting-edge medical ideas to the test with hard science—always rooted in fact and focused on our future.
Through arresting interviews and vivid animations, this series pulls back the curtain on medical approaches that have been historically underfunded but are now experiencing a renaissance in research and development.
Traveling around the globe, A GOOD MEDICINE spotlights the scientists and practitioners who transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries to discover transformative solutions for the most debilitating illnesses.
Some episodes follow the real-time progression of clinical trials, offering unfiltered insights from patients, researchers, and clinicians. Others investigate systemic blind spots in medicine, examining how we can hold institutions accountable while accelerating safe, effective drug development. Every story is grounded in scientific rigor and driven by the urgency to improve care, access, and outcomes.
Episode Example
"A Tiny Revolution”
Phage therapy's life-or-death fight against antibiotic resistance, pioneered by women scientists defying the status quo.
In a growing global network of clinics and labs, a tiny revolution is brewing. Researchers are reviving a once forgotten medicine called phage therapy, an alternative to antibiotics that uses naturally occurring viruses to treat bacterial infections.
Episode Example
"Light, Sound, and Love”
A scientist's journey to uncover why one village holds the world's highest Alzheimer's rates and the key to prevention.
After working with MIT to discover the success of light therapy in combating brain aging, Cristina Blanco heads to Yarumal, Colombia—a town with devastating Alzheimer's rates. As she investigates this medical mystery, researchers worldwide use light, sound, and compassionate care to prove that fighting memory loss requires both cutting-edge science and human connection.
