Overview

For the victim, every passing second without intervention means more debilitating neurological damage. Or even death. But one Canadian doctor has developed a drug he is convinced can stop an ischemic stroke in its tracks. To prove it, Dr. Michael Tymianski has founded his own biotech company, raised private money, and is conducting two phase-3 drug trials in humans.

The Stroke doc follows the trials to their high-stakes moment of truth.