Published 13:04 IST, January 28th 2021

Loved 'General Hospital'? Here are other medical dramas to binge-watch

If you love watching shows like General Hospital, here's a list of top seven medical dramas that you may enjoy.

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If you enjoy watching shows like General Hospital, re are ample of or medical dramas you must d to your binge-list. Here are some medical dramas that are similar to General Hospital plot and may get you hooked on to right from start. From House M.D to Grey's Anatomy, re's just plenty of drama happening in hospitals w. So check out se amazing shows like General Hospital that are bound to keep you hooked, engd and entertained. 

House (Amazon Prime Video)

Hugh Laurie in a still of House (2004-2012)

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House ran on Fox network for eight seasons and focused on Dr Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional, misanthropic medical genius who, despite his dependence on pain medication, les a team of diagsticians at Princeton’s Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. Throughout series, House often clashed with his fellow physicians because many of his hyposes about patients’ illnesses are based on subtle or controversial insights, and routinely disregards hospital rules and procedures. character was in part inspired by Sherlock Holmes. House was consistently one of top ten watched shows in United States for its first several seasons and most-watched show in world in 2008. 

Grey's Anatomy (Disney+Hotstar)

 A still from Grey's Anatomy (2005-present)

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show revolves around title character, Dr Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) who begins as an intern, ascends to chief resident, and eventually a co-owner of what becomes Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. It’s a part medical drama, part sudsy soap opera, with everything daytime fans have come to love. show is full of steamy affairs, hospital scandals, tragic losses, brain tumours and unexpected pregnancies. From producer Shonda Rhimes, ongoing series also stars Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, and Kevin McKidd. 

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Good Doctor (Netflix)

Freddie Highmore in a still of Good Doctor (2017-present)

Freddie Highmore stars as Shaun, an autistic surgical resident on one of highest-rated series of 2017-18 TV season, which was apted from a Korean drama by Lost star Daniel Dae Kim and House creator David Shore.  Shaun moves to San Jose, California to work as a resident in prestigious St. Bonaventure Hospital. His savant abilities include near-photographic recall and ability to te minute details and changes that his fellow doctors cant easily pick up on. While his brilliance is mired and recognized by his colleagues, his passion and zealous sometimes gets best of him and lands him in hot water.

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Resident (Disney+Hotstar)

Still of Matt Czuchry and Emily VanCamp in Resident (2018-present)

Fox's medical drama stars Gilmore Girls and Good Wife veteran Matt Czuchry as an arrogant doctor alongside Revenge star Emily VanCamp and St. Elsewhere doc Bruce Greenwood as his colleagues at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. It’s based on best-selling book Unaccountable by surgeon Marty Makary, in which he proposes that common sense, physician-led solutions can fix healthcare system. Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panr) also stars as Mina Okafor, a surgical resident who is highly intelligent and does t care for anyone’s opinion, which cardiothoracic surgeon AJ Austin finds intriguing.

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ER 

Still from ER (1994-2009)

Much before Grey’s Anatomy took credit for making it seem like all doctors do is make out in elevators and perform surgeries on people impaled on same rod on an everyday basis, re was Michael Crichton’s ER. One of most successful medical dramas in TV history, ER can be credited for making George Clooney a household name. show followed inner workings of an ER (emergency room) in Chicago and lives of people working in it. 

Scrubs (Amazon Prime Video)

A still of show Scrubs (2001-2010)

show explores lives of staff of Sacred Heart Hospital through new intern JD’s (Zach Braff) eyes. It shows realistic medical cases, sometimes tweaked for sake of comedy. re are mes that aptly resonate in a medical field, such as tense relationships between surgical and internal medicine residents, and keeping pessimism at bay despite being surrounded by death and disease at all times. 

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Nurse Jackie (Voot)

Still of Merritt Wever and Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie (2009-2015) by Showtime

Edie Falco’s Emmy-winning performance as titular Nurse Jackie is one of biggest reasons why people haven’t completely given up on character. drug-abusing, philandering nurse Jackie Peyton isn’t instantly likeable but is very compelling. show follows her on journey as she struggles to balance her work and personal life, all while bending rules here and re.

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13:04 IST, January 28th 2021