Memory Loss
Should doctors be testing for memory on a regular basis?
Sep 19, 2010•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
The Loss of Altruism
Is it the economy that has lead to us forgetting those less fortunate?
Sep 12, 2010•4 min
Reporting Child Abuse
Doctors have a difficult decision deciding when to report suspect child abuse...
Aug 29, 2010•4 min
Literacy and Health
An unrecognized barrier to good health turns out to be a poor ability to read..
Aug 22, 2010•4 min
A New Diagnosis of a Genetic Condition
Aug 08, 2010•4 min
US Ranked 9th in End of Life Care
We could do much better but we need to take some important steps.
Aug 01, 2010•4 min
Drug Companies' Priority: Make Profits, Not Protect Health
Why is it is that we are repeatedly not told the truth about the safety of prescription drugs?
Jul 25, 2010•4 min
Foreign Trained Health Doctors Working in the US
Is brain drain always a problem for poorer nations?
Jul 18, 2010•4 min
Rethinking Medical Education, Part II
How can we have healthcare reform with changing the way doctors are trained?
Jul 11, 2010•4 min
Summertime in Medicine
Jul 04, 2010•4 min
Refusal of Care
What happens when the patient and the doctor disagree about hospital discharge?
Jun 27, 2010•4 min
Sexting
Jun 20, 2010•4 min
Public Attitude toward Healthcare Technology
Jun 13, 2010•4 min
Colonoscopy: Does the Time of Day Matter?
Jun 06, 2010•4 min
Genetic Testing of College Students
May 30, 2010•4 min
I'm a little bit worried....
May 23, 2010•4 min
When Can a Parent Say Enough is Enough?
May 16, 2010•4 min
Are we any safer with new airport scanners?
What evidence that using scanners at airports make us any safer?
May 09, 2010•4 min
The Dangers of Four letter Words
Sometimes there's just no other way to express yourself...
May 02, 2010•4 min
An Obligation to Participate in Research
How do we advance medical science if people won t participate in research?
Apr 25, 2010•4 min
Swine Flu-One Year Later
Now, a year after we first heard about Swine Flu, how did we do?
Apr 18, 2010•4 min
It's All the Result of TV
The amount of television kids watch is having an impact on health...
Apr 11, 2010•4 min
Tomorrow's Doctors
Interest in primary care is still at historic lows leading to questions about the ability to deliver on healthcare reform...
Mar 27, 2010•4 min
Pay for Performance
Can we improve healthcare quality for providing incentives?
Mar 21, 2010•4 min
The More You Do the Better You Get
If you want the best outcome you'd best chose the doctor/hospital with the most experience...
Mar 14, 2010•4 min
Is the Use of Placebos Always Unethical?
While many medicines don't work for us, it is wrong to use a medicine we know won't work...
Mar 07, 2010•4 min
The Ugly Truth About Homeopathy
Why do we tolerate medicines that we know don t work?
Feb 28, 2010•4 min
Under-treatment of Sickle Cell Pain
Feb 21, 2010•4 min
Emergency Contraception for People 17 and Older -- but Not Males!
Why won't a pharmacy respect the law and sell emergency contraception to a male?
Feb 14, 2010•4 min
Incidental Findings
What do we do when the x-ray shows an unexpected shadow?
Jan 24, 2010•4 min
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