Carte Blanche launched Carte Blanche Medical on 18 January 2010, anchored by Bongani Bingwa. The 30 minute show airs in primetime viewing at 7pm every Monday. The show, which ran for four seasons, was replaced by Carte Blanche Extra on 24 January 2011.
Carte Blanche Medical strives to enlighten and empower viewers about medical and health-related issues.
The series throws the spotlight on trailblazing medical breakthroughs, both from South Africa and abroad, and delves deeper into the viewpoints of experts regarding new ways of treating medical and related conditions.
The first two stories that were broadcast were on Baby Hope, thought to be South Africa's smallest prem baby at 390g, and Tasting the light, a story about a device that helps blind people see.
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