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Second Opinion

KCRW•www.kcrw.com

An examination of medical ethics and the practitioners who define them. Sign up to receive the Second Opinion topics in newsletter form at kcrw.com/newsletters .

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Episodes

Do a Few Moments of Discussion Make a Difference?

Do those first minutes with the doctor seem forced?

May 11, 2014•4 min

Female Empowerment

The health of young women is vital...

May 04, 2014•4 min

Reducing HIV with Male Circumcision

It isn't perfect but it may help...

Apr 27, 2014•4 min

Improving Milk Production to Improve Health

A one health approach to childhood diarrhea...

Apr 20, 2014•4 min

One Health as a New Concept

Gorillas in the mist...

Apr 13, 2014•4 min

Rwandan Genocide Commemoration

Can atrocities ever be forgiven?

Apr 06, 2014•4 min

Remembering So as Not to Forgot

An ugly chapter in human history...

Mar 30, 2014•4 min

Follow Up Instructions

What happens when the doctor tells you to "return if...."?

Mar 28, 2014•4 min

Medicare

Mar 28, 2014•4 min

Rwandan Response to Gay Men

Long-term impacts of genocide...

Mar 23, 2014•4 min

Warm Eggs in Africa

What happens when there is no refrigerator?

Mar 16, 2014•4 min

Infectious Diseases Are No Longer the Major Killers in Africa

We need to slow down, buckle up and drive sober.

Mar 09, 2014•4 min

A Motorized Way out of Poverty in Africa?

The growing medical problems of disability...

Mar 02, 2014•4 min

Waiting For A Miracle

Can we agree on some ground rules?

Feb 21, 2014•4 min

An African Problem That Should Worry Us All

Do we have an obligation to stand up even when not asked?

Feb 16, 2014•4 min

Culture and Generalizations

Eating on the street...

Feb 09, 2014•4 min

National Volunteer Day

Could it happen here?

Feb 02, 2014•4 min

Morning Rounds

Zebras in Medicine

Jan 26, 2014•4 min

Unintended Pregnancies in Rwanda

Women need more choices...

Jan 19, 2014•4 min

A Roadside Accident in Rwanda

What is a physician's duty?

Jan 12, 2014•4 min

A Small Problem with a Large Impact

One reason women drop out of school...

Jan 05, 2014•4 min

Neurology without Scans

An advantage of seniority...

Dec 29, 2013•4 min

Creative Options in Rwanda

Clever solutions with few resources...

Dec 22, 2013•4 min

A New Model of Funding Healthcare in Africa

Beating the nonprofits at their own game...

Dec 15, 2013•4 min

Rwanda

Some remarkable progress...

Dec 08, 2013•4 min

Lots of Unnecessary Lab Tests

Nothing is done more often than lab tests...

Dec 01, 2013•4 min

Conscientious Objectors

Can doctors select what care they will offer?

Nov 24, 2013•4 min

Do We Really Need More Medical Doctors?

It is time for task shifting...

Nov 17, 2013•4 min

When Is a Favor More than Just a Favor?

The ethics of being compassionate...

Nov 10, 2013•4 min

Secretly Taping a Conversation

There are benefits from recordings but not to secrecy.

Nov 03, 2013•4 min

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