Thomas og hans gruppe af undslupne sætter alt ind på at finde en kur mod den frygtelige sygdom, som forvandler mennesker til zombie-lignende væsner. Derfor forsøger de at bryde ind i 'Last City'. Men for at komme ind i den, skal de igennem den farligste labyrint, de nogensinde har stået over for. Vil det lykkes dem at komme levende ind i byen - og vil de endelig få svar på de spørgsmål som har fulgt dem, siden de vågnede op inde i den første labyrint?
Den unge Lockhart får til opgave at bringe sit firmas direktør hjem fra et fjerntliggende, gådefuldt kursted i de schweiziske alper. Da han begynder at efterforske kurstedets hemmeligheder, får han mistanke om, at stedets såkaldte mirakelkur tværtimod gør gæsterne sygere. Snart bliver Lockhart selv diagnosticeret med den sære sygdom, som gæsterne lider af, og langsomt begynder han at miste sit greb om virkeligheden.
I det 21. århundrede har den mystiske sygdom hemophagia givet en gruppe mennesker superkræfter. Dette gør magteliten utryg, så de forsøger efter bedste evne at udrydde de muterede mennesker. En af de smittede er krigerkvinden Violet, der absolut ikke har til hensigt at overgive sig frivilligt. I stedet er hun fast besluttet på at give magthaverne benhård og skånselsløs kamp til stegen.
Inde midt i Amazonjunglen arbejder en excentrisk videnskabsmand på et projekt for et stort medicinalfirma. Han er nær ved at finde et helbredende middel mod kræft og beder firmaet om at sende yderligere assistance. Da en af assistenterne, der ankommer, er en kvindelig overordnet, der er sendt ud for at kontrollere ham, afslår han kategorisk hendes hjælp. Men hvor længe kan han opretholde den fornærmede facade?
En sygdom, der gør folk til zombier, er blevet helbredt. Samfundet diskriminerer de engang inficerede zombier, ligesom deres egne familier, hvilket får sociale problemer til at opstå. Dette fører til militant regeringsindblanding.
I 90'ernes Paris raser aids-epidemien. Mens myndighederne ser passivt til, har aktivistgruppen ACT UP taget sagen i egne hænder. Utrætteligt kæmper den for oplysning og retten til den bedste medicin. Epidemien kræver konstant nye ofre, og gruppen er splittet i spørgsmålet om, hvilke metoder man kan ty til for at opnå målet. Men selv midt i de sydende frustrationer spirer kærligheden. Filmen modtog juryens grand prix og den internationale kritikerpris ved Cannes-festivalen.
An unconventional scientist, struggling to care for his terminally-ill wife, embarks on a journey to develop a cure for her. However, his methods of treatment and tampering with human DNA, could lead to the extinction of humanity.
It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the disease seems preparing to soon claim yet another life, a teenage girl named Winifred. Winifred's mother and little sister Trixie are devastated. When Trixie hears the family doctor say of Winifred that "when the last leaf falls, she will have passed away," she interprets the doctor's words literally. Thinking over what she has heard, she determines to do everything possible to save her sister.
A selfless doctor and a cocky treasure hunter must join forces to uncover the Mayan legend of the White Witch.
The story of vampire Barnabas Collins, the possible cure offered him by Dr. Julia Hoffman, and his search for love amidst the horror.
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.
A desperate doctor locks down South Union Cardiac Hospital to keep the greatest discovery in human history to himself, while a young intern races to save a dying young dancer, his ex-girlfriend, and his best friend, and stop his mentor.
A desperate teen tries to save himself and the girl he loves after discovering he's transforming into a vampire.
A suicidal comedy about two young lovers who get married and escape from a mental institution in search of new ways to die...and the white light.
I didn't worry about it, until the symptoms got worse. The doctors said I had no cure, I'd be sick for the rest of my life. I wish they had been right.
Diabetes. Prostate cancer. Alcoholism. Parkinson's diseases. Just a handful of many common illnesses that Western medicine has been inadequate in curing or treating. Witness the story of eight brave souls as they leave the developed world behind in search of deeper answers. Living in seclusion for one month in the heart of the Amazon jungle, these men and women take part in the powerful healing practices of Peru's indigenous medicine men, working with centuries-old plant remedies and spiritual disciplines. In their most desperate hour, these patients are forced to confront not only their physical ailments, but their own spiritual and psychological barriers in the process. Five will return with real results, two will return disappointed, and one won't come back at all.
When Gordon Gund went blind in 1970 at age 30 due to retinitis pigmentosa, he resolved to find a cure for the disease and created the Foundation Fighting Blindness. After decades of scientific research, a major breakthrough emerged, and this short film showcases the inspirational story of a 17-year-old Belgian boy who is a beneficiary of this work.
Follows the lives of three sisters affected by one having ALS, finding a cure, and the foundation formed to combat the disease, Project ALS.
Boris Buzančić plays an idealistic young doctor who is assigned a nearly deserted village. The backwards residents at first resent Buzančić's new-fangled methods. Gradually, he proves his worth and wins their confidence. The clincher comes when Buzančić rids the community of a despotic villain.