Zika: Surrounded by Uncertainty
This is what we currently know.
Feb 07, 2016•5 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
Special Needs
Special permits for prostitution...
Jan 31, 2016•4 min
Elephants and Cancer
Do larger animals with more cells get more cancer?
Jan 24, 2016•4 min
American Wants to Die at Home
But, is this always the best idea?
Jan 17, 2016•4 min
Compassion in Medicine
How can we increase compassion?
Jan 10, 2016•5 min
Tragedy of the Commons
Giving up something now to benefit others later.
Jan 03, 2016•4 min
Gifts Are Not Expected
Going overboard creates awkward situations.
Dec 27, 2015•4 min
What Constitutes a "Ground-breaking New Drug?"
It's time for us to have some hard discussions about the meaning and cost of extending life.
Dec 20, 2015•5 min
Mandatory Reporting of Teen Sex
What could possibly be the purpose?
Dec 13, 2015•4 min
Performance Enhancing Drugs Are No Longer Just for Athletes
Would you want your doctor to take drugs to improve their performance?
Dec 06, 2015•5 min
Hospital Refunds to Improve Care
Will the loss of money improve healthcare?
Nov 29, 2015•4 min
Those Pesky Pharmaceutical Advertisements
A new, and surprising, call to ban the adverts.
Nov 22, 2015•4 min
Biased Dietary Guidelines
What we need is transparency in the process.
Nov 15, 2015•5 min
Disease Mongering: A Public Forum
A live discussion to engage and enlighten.
Nov 08, 2015•4 min
Refugees in Germany
Medical care is just one issue.
Nov 01, 2015•4 min
It's Time for Your Flu Shot
But we're not getting quite what's promised.
Oct 25, 2015•5 min
PET Scans for Early Cancer
Not exactly high tech!
Oct 18, 2015•4 min
A Return of an Old Plague
A result of a changing climate...
Oct 11, 2015•4 min
Stopping CPR
What is easy to start can be far more difficult to stop.
Oct 04, 2015•4 min
Does Greed Know No Limits?
Drug prices with no caps...
Sep 27, 2015•4 min
The Power of Words
Changing the goals in emergency medicine...
Sep 20, 2015•5 min
A Half-Baked Pie
Why tease us with punch lines we can’t understand?
Sep 13, 2015•5 min
There's a Great Deal of Meaning in a Name
Change does not come easily....
Sep 06, 2015•5 min
An Insider's Look at Breast Cancer Care
A perspective from Dr. Susan Love...
Aug 30, 2015•5 min
Again We Find More Is Not Better
What good can come of new medical evidence?
Aug 23, 2015•4 min
Are We Serious about Longer Working Hours?
It seems as if this is not in anyone's best interest.
Aug 16, 2015•4 min
Mental Health Is Just Not the Same
The mental health parity law is just not working.
Aug 09, 2015•4 min
Antibiotic Overuse
Doctors and patients can’t seem to get this right
Aug 02, 2015•5 min
Happy Birthday Medicare
We've come a long way.
Jul 26, 2015•5 min
A Disease with No Cause
Chronic kidney disease in rice farmers...
Jul 19, 2015•5 min
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