Discovery Life Channel

After overcoming a dependence on drugs and alcohol, sneaking food is Doug's last remaining vice; this husband and father must overcome his addictive personality to save his life and marriage.

Constant respiratory infections and an inability to grow; mysterious spasms and back pain overcome a man's life.

Harry is born healthy but his body starts transforming; Sadie is on the brink of starvation.

A girl is born with shocking deformities; a college student suffers from fluid around his heart and lungs.

A successful businesswoman suddenly seems to become possessed by demons; a young college student battles monstrous pain when she grows fingernails out of her hair follicles.

A mother becomes a recluse when every sound becomes deafeningly loud; a man's career is in jeopardy when he gets drunk without touching a drop of alcohol.

A dad is accused of child abuse when doctors discover his baby has broken bones; a vibrant teenage girl is unable to eat and is wasting away before her mother's eyes.

A woman believes her neighbors want to kill her; a man is near death after an arrow pierces his chest; two women with swollen abdomens refuse to explain the cause of their pain.

A circus sword-swallower suffers from a persistent case of hiccups; a mother and daughter mysteriously collapse in the ER; a woman loses control of her legs at her daughter's graduation.

An ER doctor's friend arrives at the hospital combative and out of control; a cyclist's throat is torn open when a driver opens a car door in her path; a nursing student is found passed out on the hospital floor.

A young girl is mysteriously paralyzed from the waist down; a young man complains of a splitting headache; a bride-to-be has appendicitis on her wedding day.

Megan is a 33-year-old alcoholic with social anxiety and a troubled past.

Phil is a 58-year-old meth user whose addiction spans over three decades.

Theresa is a homeless alcoholic whose addiction puts her life at risk.

Heroin addicts that live in a tent.

Property investors purchase a house that is occupied by a hoarder; rat infestation compromises the building's foundation.

Jessica is a little person with dangerous toppling piles of clutter; along with her mother she has filled her entire home.

After being the target of a school shooting a former principal's life has changed; paralyzed by PTSD and hoarding Wayne has abandoned his family.

A wife has transformed one couple's home into a heap of trash; on the verge of foreclosure.

Property investors purchase a house that is occupied by a hoarder; rat infestation compromises the building's foundation.

Jessica is a little person with dangerous toppling piles of clutter; along with her mother she has filled her entire home.

After being the target of a school shooting a former principal's life has changed; paralyzed by PTSD and hoarding Wayne has abandoned his family.

A wife has transformed one couple's home into a heap of trash; on the verge of foreclosure.

Theresa is a homeless alcoholic whose addiction puts her life at risk.

Heroin addicts that live in a tent.

With explosive growth comes shootings, stabbings and car crashes.

Kansas City's MAST, one of the most effective ambulance services in the world, covers 400 miles in two states.

The paramedics of REMSA in Reno, Nev., are busy tending to residents and tourists.

The CDC, NYPD and FBI team up to deal with anthrax; a mysterious illness targets young girls.

Organ donor recipients share similar symptoms before lapsing into coma; pox outbreak in the Midwest.

A disease that kills 17,000 crows and zoo birds also fills a city's emergency room; an unidentified virus in the Southwest.

Deadly parasites attack a 9-year-old hockey player, a computer programmer and a marathon runner.

A mass of decaying worms is discovered in a dance instructor's colon; a vacationer suffers headaches and a seizure; parasites get under a scientist's skin.

A parasite attacks a schoolteacher from the inside out; a dancer becomes concerned when her allergic outbreaks become lumpy and infected.

A 3-year-old girl loses a third of her body weight due to extreme bouts of vomiting and diarrhea.

Rebecca lost her weight to be more active with her young son, but the plan backfired because she's now trapped in her excess skin; after his dad died, Sal dropped a ton of weight, but with all the excess skin, he fears he will never become a dad.

Autumn wants to make up for lost time with her son, but the excess skin from major weight loss is holding her back; Cody always pretended to be happy when he was 500-lbs, but after losing the weight, he's covered in skin and is sick of pretending.

Ronnie and Michael Robinette are thriving, but their extra skin is getting in the way; at 64, Renee's excess skin inhibits her from enjoying her relationship and expressing her true self in public.

Tamika finds a partner who makes her feel happy, but she feels uncomfortable due to her excess skin; Emilly blames herself for her son's weight gain, and, now, they both struggle with the pain loose skin has brought into their lives.

Brittany lands in the ER after losing a sex toy in her rectum; Buddy sees Dr. Carothers when he gets a bug in his ear; a pre-teen is brought in to see Dr. Mellick after getting impaled by a massive splinter; Zion has an earring stuck in his ear.

A pregnant Kayla is rushed to the ER for abdominal pain, but Dr. Crawford finds something; an entire bike brake is embedded in Jasmine's thigh; Mary has a fingernail stuck in her ear; Destiny's mouth smells like decaying flesh.

Doctor Crawford needs to remove a barbed nail embedded deeply in the forearm of a patient; Doctor Mellick must meticulously extract an unexpected item from an eye.

Stephen's large, bulbous nose gets him unwanted attention; Veronica wants to be free of secrets, including the bump on her butt crack; Marty has a large, 30-year-old growth on his shoulder that he is ready to remove himself.

Brittany lands in the ER after losing a sex toy in her rectum; Buddy sees Dr. Carothers when he gets a bug in his ear; a pre-teen is brought in to see Dr. Mellick after getting impaled by a massive splinter; Zion has an earring stuck in his ear.