Dr. FeelgoodSæson 1
TV-14
We trust doctors with our lives. They heal us when we're ill and guide us on a path toward healthy living. In Hollywood being famous doesn't make you immune to sickness so what happens when the person celebrities entrust with their well-being uses that power to seek fame, make big bucks or execute something far more sinister? REELZ original series Dr. Feelgood examines the terrible true stories of physicians whose practice led to controversy, mystery and tragedy for their notable clients. Each one-hour episode delves into one celebrity's search for happiness through physical enhancement, weight loss or performance booster and the prolonged debate that followed. Can doctors in the immediate orbit of celebrities remain objective and clear-headed in their diagnoses and treatments? And where does the responsibility lie: with the client who wanted and took the drugs-or the expert who prescribed them?
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8 episoder
- Michael Jackson & Dr. Conrad MurrayE1
Michael Jackson & Dr. Conrad MurrayDr. Conrad Murray was both friend and physician to The King of Pop. His catastrophic story represents a classic case where the aurora of celebrity may have clouded a doctor’s better judgment. Was there a real relationship and friendship between the two men, and what motivated the doctor to disregard the rules of medical ethics? Analysis of what took place on that fatal day, and an investigation into the mystery surrounding Jackson’s use of the anesthetic drug, Propofol, may hold the answers to Dr. Murray’s complicated role in the popstar’s death. - Anna Nicole Smith & Dr. EroshevichE2
Anna Nicole Smith & Dr. EroshevichThe dazzlingly ditzy reality star and former Playboy model was found dead of a prescription drug overdose in February 2007. Her tragic story is a cautionary tale of excess and indulgence in Hollywood, and how a celebrity’s chaotic lifestyle can cloud the better judgment of those caught in the whirlwind. Howard K. Stern, Anna’s lawyer and manager, along with Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor were accused of conspiring to prescribe excess drugs to Anna. The legal battle raged. Dr. Sandeep Kapoor was aquitted of all charges. However, Dr. Eroshevich and Howard K. Stern were convicted in 2010 of two counts of conspiring to obtain prescriptions under a false name. but a year later, an appeals court reversed the ruling. Deputy Dist. Atty. Sean Carney objected to the reduction saying a message needed to be sent to doctors who bend the laws for celebrities. 'It's an epidemic of doctors prescribing to celebrities and celebrities dying because doctors won't uphold their oath.’ - Brian Wilson & Dr. Eugene LandyE3
Brian Wilson & Dr. Eugene LandyBehind Brian Wilson's Beach Boys fame and gold records was a man suffering from drug addiction, alcohol abuse and mental illness. His family enlisted the aid of radical psychologist Eugene Landy, a doctor with an impressive client list - and unfulfilled aspirations of working in the music business - but the relationship spiraled into psychological abuse, mind games and virtual imprisonment of the rock legend. - John F. Kennedy & Dr. Max JacobsonE4
John F. Kennedy & Dr. Max JacobsonDr. Max Jacobson was a physician to global leaders and celebrities. In reality he was America's most influential drug pusher, peddling methamphetamines to the rich and powerful that craved a rocket-powered pick me up. One of his most famous patients was the 35TH President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. With JFK's imprimatur, New York's high society and Hollywood's elite opened up their wallets and veins to Dr. Jacobson's syringes. Did Dr. Max and his magic, amphetamine-laced elixirs actually influence the course of history? And what ultimately brought down President Kennedy’s Dr. Feelgood? - Elvis Presley & Dr. Nick
E5Elvis Presley & Dr. NickThe celebrity entourage is a highly secret and coveted group to belong to - and Elvis’s “Memphis Mafia” was no exception. Made up of personally selected “Good Old Southern Boys”, Elvis’s inner circle enjoyed the extravagance afforded only the very rich and famous: from free rein of Elvis’s Memphis mansion to jet setting in his private plane to all night parties. But what happens when the person entrusted with the celebrity’s physical well-being becomes a member of the party train? Can a doctor whose livelihood is dependent on the wealth and fame of his patient ever truly make objective decisions? Or do they just become yes-men to the star’s growing drug addiction, supplying them with their daily fix? How could a respected Memphis doctor like Dr. Nichopoulos (Dr. Nick) be lured into the whirlwind life of celebrity and eventually become scapegoat for the death of a rock and roll legend? - Howard Hughes & Dr. ThainE6
Howard Hughes & Dr. ThainHoward Hughes’ life is the stuff of legends: a millionaire at 18, a Hollywood player at 21 and a record-breaking pilot in his 30’s. But when the effects of debilitating OCD and excruciating chronic pain took hold, he became a broken, bed-ridden man addicted to codeine and Valium. - Marion Jones & Victor Conte
E7Marion Jones & Victor Conte"Marion Jones and Victor Conte"- In fall 2007 when Olympic superstar Marion Jones was stripped of her gold medal for having taken performance-enhancing drugs, the man behind the scandal was nutritionist and cocky entrepreneur Victor Conte, the BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Company) founder who had been funneling steroids to famous athletes including Major League Baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi from 1988 until 2002.
