The Lazarus Syndrome (1978)

The Lazarus Syndrome is a 1978 American made-for-television drama thriller film directed by Jerry Thorpe. It was later the basis for a weekly television series of the same name, airing briefly on the ABC network. Plot: An adulterous newspaper reporter (Ronald Hunter), who has just experienced a heart attack, pesters a black doctor (Louis Gossett Jr.) into investigating the questionable medical practices taking place at the hospital where both are residing. Storyline: A chief cardiologist and one of his patients investigate potential malpractice at the hospital while they both deal with marri…