The Attraction of Horoscopes
We really want to believe...
Dec 14, 2014•4 min
Second Opinion
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 .
Episodes
No Rest for the Weary
Caregiver fatigue impacts us all...
Dec 07, 2014•4 min
Finding a New Doctor
Experience may not be all it is cracked up to be.
Nov 30, 2014•4 min
Complexity in Healthcare
Customer care a thing of the past...
Nov 23, 2014•4 min
Treating Heroin Addiction
We can pay now or pay later…
Nov 16, 2014•4 min
Are There Certain Things that Are Off Limits for Doctors to Discuss?
Is family size a personal or population matter?
Nov 09, 2014•4 min
Proposition 46
A loser all around...
Nov 02, 2014•4 min
Alarms Are Driving Us Crazy
Alarms intended to protect are actually dangerous...
Oct 26, 2014•4 min
How Can We Be So Certain?
Perhaps we need a new type of dialogue...
Oct 19, 2014•4 min
New Approaches to Reducing Teen Pregnancy
A giant step toward female empowerment...
Oct 12, 2014•4 min
News Round Up
Have you protected your end-of-life wishes?
Oct 05, 2014•4 min
A Modern Medical Mystery
Despite all we know, there’s lots we don’t know...
Sep 28, 2014•4 min
Elderly Issues in Sri Lanka
As the population ages, new problems arise...
Sep 21, 2014•4 min
Suicide in Sri Lanka
A unique pattern of despair...
Sep 14, 2014•4 min
Why Doctors Get Infected With Ebola
Personal protective equipment has its limits...
Sep 07, 2014•4 min
Is It a Double Standard?
What doctors might recommend…
Aug 31, 2014•4 min
Untreatable Terrible Tummy Pain
Exploring the mind and body link...
Aug 24, 2014•4 min
Changed by Ebola
It isn’t only the treatment of disease…
Aug 17, 2014•4 min
Changes Needed in How We Train Doctors
A new IOM report questions existing approaches.
Aug 10, 2014•4 min
Competition in the Market Place
Robots in medicine...
Aug 03, 2014•4 min
Summer Dehydration
Turn to water!
Jul 27, 2014•4 min
Pills vs Self Confidence
When to prescribe a pill that really isn’t needed...
Jul 20, 2014•4 min
Treatment for Clogged Ears
It all depends on what you believe...
Jul 13, 2014•4 min
How Can We Make Good Decisions with Poor Information?
For healthy people, we just don't need our vitamin D levels checked...
Jul 06, 2014•4 min
Less May Be More and Older May Be Better
Much of what we do to sick people is poorly studied...
Jun 29, 2014•4 min
Playing Nicely in the Sandbox
Can two types of doctors agree to play together?
Jun 22, 2014•4 min
Stemming the Increase in Gun Violence
Steps we can take toward prevention
Jun 15, 2014•4 min
Collecting Gone Array
When does a behavior become a disease?
Jun 08, 2014•4 min
Encouraging People to Be Healthy
Should we all chip in to pay people to stay healthy?
Jun 01, 2014•4 min
Poor Grades for Sex Education
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 .
May 25, 2014•4 min
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