Learn about Dr. Florence Rena Sabin, a pioneer whose dedication to public health transformed Colorado and the world.

For centuries, people misunderstood how the heart works. As our knowledge grew, heart surgery remained a dangerous medical procedure. Even after organ transplants become common, surgeons struggled to transplant hearts and keep patients alive. But small groups of pioneering doctors attempted this difficult surgery, changing the lives of patients. This graphic history traces their leap forward and the medical world's newest advancements in heart-health...

Bacterial infections are a constant threat to human health. Antibiotics stop a bacterial infection from multiplying. They help treat pneumonia, strep throat, and many other infections. But before antibiotics, treatments for these diseases were limited or misguided. In 1929, the accidental discovery of the first antibiotic, a bacteria-killing liquid called penicillin, kicked off a medical revolution. The use of this new treatment has saved countless...

Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on. Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations took and improved the method, developing vaccines...

IS SUCCESS WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE? 12 year old Summer lives for ballet. With her Mom and new stepdad away on their honeymoon, Summers busy trying out for a prestigious ballet school. but no one, not even her own twin sister, Skye, really seems to understand how much pressure she faces. She will do whatever it takes to ace her audition, even if it means sacrificing her health. Can her sisters Skye, Summer, Honey, Coco, and new stepsister, Cherry,...