Medical breakthroughs and health stories | 60 Minutes Marathon

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 01:34:01 +0000

From 2024, Sharyn Alfonsi's story on a new approach to brain surgery that could revolutionize the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. From 2015, Scott Pelley’s report on brain cancer patients that are in clinical trials of a therapy that uses a re-engineered polio virus to kill cancer cells. From 2016, Pelley’s follow up report on the clinical trials after the therapy was granted “breakthrough status” by the FDA. From 2010, Lesley Stahl’s profile of people with Superior Autobiographical Memory who have the ability to remember a large number of facts about themselves. From 2019, Stahl's profile of Chris Downey, an architect who lost his ability to see but continued his job. From 2018, Dr. Jon LaPook's groundbreaking report following an Alzheimer's patient and her caregiver husband for 10 years to document the struggles they face. From 2019, Bill Whitaker's heartbreaking look at frontotemporal dementia. From 2023, Pelley's report on technological advances in prosthetic limbs that are returning a sense of touch to amputees. From 2024, Jon Wertheim's report on the Novo Nordisk scientist behind Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss research. From this year, Whitaker's report on bird flu. From 2009, Stahl’s report on how neuroscience is able to determine the nature of certain thoughts. From 2019, Stahl's follow-up on the advancements in neuroscience since 2009. From 2024, Dr. LaPook’s report on artificial intelligence chatbots offering mental health support. And from 2017, Whitaker's report on two eye surgeons treating cataract patients.

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0:00 Intro
0:11 Master of the Mind (Part 1) - 2024
13:31 Master of the Mind (Part 2) - 2024
26:38 Killing Cancer (Part 1) - 2015
41:20 Killing Cancer (Part 2) - 2015
53:21 Breakthrough Status (Part 1) - 2016
1:06:06 Breakthrough Status (Part 2) - 2016
1:21:02 Endless Memory (Part 1) - 2010
1:34:26 Endless Memory (Part 2) - 2010
1:46:45 A Different Kind of Vision - 2019
1:59:59 For Better or for Worse - 2018
2:12:44 Frontotemporal Dementia - 2019
2:26:43 Feeling of Feeling - 2023
2:39:31 Land of Novo - 2024
2:52:43 Bird Flu - 2025
3:05:46 Mind Reading - 2009
3:19:04 Mind Reading - 2019
3:32:32 Your Chatbot Will See You Now - 2024
3:45:43 Out of Darkness - 2017