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Charité
The Iron Lung
Season 3
Episode 1
As doctors and medical personnel leave the GDR for West Berlin, Dr. Ella Wendt is transferred to Charite. Despite the hardships in the East, Ella is excited by the chance to work with the renowned serologist and pathologist Otto Prokop
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A doctor falls from grace, while another rises out of the shadows.
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Ida can't decide between her two suitors. Koch tests his tuberculine on himself.
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The differences that divide the hospital – sex and religion – come to the forefront.
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The Kaiser's arrival at Charité has Dr. Koch intrigued at the implications of his success.
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Ida Lenze survives appendicitis but is unable to pay for her treatment.