What is the title of House, M.D.’s famous episode built around three medical cases?

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The House, M.D. episode built around three medical cases is titled “Three Stories.”

It is the twenty-first episode of the first season and originally aired on May 17, 2005. In the episode, House gives a lecture to medical students while the narrative presents three cases, with one eventually revealed to be House’s own earlier medical crisis.

The structure lets the episode examine diagnostic uncertainty, medical training, and House’s personality at the same time. The apparently separate cases gradually connect to the origin of his leg pain and his dependence on pain medication.

“Three Stories” received major critical attention and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for David Shore. It is sometimes remembered as a season-two episode because of its importance, but it belongs to the first season.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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