15 Years Ago, ‘House’ Aired an Episode That Helped Save a Man’s Life

In the Season 7 House episode “Family Practice,” Candice Bergen guest stars as Dr. Cuddy’s mother, Arlene, who’s admitted to the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital after complaining of strange symptoms. Over the course of a decade and a half, Arlene says she’s been dealing with an elusive disease that’s caused everything from diarrhea to heart palpitations.…