Life on the Line

Watch why doctors put the heart of a baboon into Baby Fae 30 years ago, and how it pioneered the efforts to save countless babies born with heart disease.

Trapped under the Haitian earthquake rubble for three days, a courageous 8-year-old boy prevails in the face of death.

Individuals uncover their childhood secrets of abuse while clinicians share the dramatic effect it can have on a person's life. Learn how the fight to end child abuse starts with you.

A 2-year-old girl in Egypt needs heart surgery to live. Watch as doctors from opposite sides of the world work together to save thousands of children born with heart disease.

"One Arm Willie" Stewart trains for the Triathlon USA championships, proving that disability doesn't mean inability.

Access to health care for many in the Amazon jungle is a challenge. Watch how a health care team on a mission boat gives them hope.