Biting the Hand that Feeds You
Are there limits to NPR's sponsorship?
Dec 18, 2011•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
Emergency Contraception for Teens
A ruling that sets up back decades…
Dec 11, 2011•4 min
When a Patient Decides NOT to Know
Contrary to popular opinion there are times you might not want to know...
Dec 04, 2011•4 min
Choosing the Best Hospital
Looking at quality of care has become much easier...
Nov 27, 2011•4 min
Difficult Discussions
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to talk about end of life care...
Nov 20, 2011•4 min
Teenage Drivers
Reducing teen traffic accidents...
Nov 13, 2011•4 min
Back Pain and Placebos
What do we tell the patient?
Nov 06, 2011•4 min
Why Do the Japanese Live So Long?
Perhaps public health and universal health insurance...
Oct 30, 2011•4 min
Why Are People Going to the Doctor Less Often?
One sure way to decrease doctor visits is to increase co-payments…
Oct 23, 2011•4 min
Sound Recommendations about Prostate Cancer Screening
Finally, after years of politics, some good common sense...
Oct 16, 2011•4 min
New Federal Conflicts of Interest Regulations
Why can't we just say no?
Oct 09, 2011•4 min
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
Why is blood pressure different in the doctor's office than it is at home?
Oct 02, 2011•4 min
Nurses Go on Strike
When is it ethical for health professionals to strike?
Sep 25, 2011•4 min
Outlawing Female Circumcision
It often takes more than laws to change cultural practices...
Sep 18, 2011•4 min
Expedited Partner Therapy
A more effective way to decrease sexually transmitted infections...
Sep 11, 2011•4 min
Medical Scribes
There's a new person working with the doctor in the Emergency Department...
Sep 04, 2011•4 min
Be Careful about Unnecessary Genetic Tests
How companies convince doctors to order unnecessary genetic tests...
Aug 28, 2011•4 min
It's Not the Person, It's the Pill
Why is it important how a pill looks?
Aug 21, 2011•4 min
Is the Doctor's Duty Only to the Patient or to Society as Well?
What does the doctor do with genetic information that could benefit the family?
Aug 07, 2011•4 min
The Quest for Beauty
Cultural overtones for skin tones...
Jul 31, 2011•4 min
A Giant Step Forward for Women's Health
Free birth control is a winning policy for nearly everyone...
Jul 24, 2011•4 min
Doctors Don't Deal with Uncertainty
If we can find the cause it must not exist….
Jul 17, 2011•4 min
New Research Findings with Some Obvious Results
Sometime research doesn't always advance our understanding...
Jul 10, 2011•4 min
New rules to reduce medical resident fatigue
Another step to reduce medical errors.
Jul 03, 2011•4 min
The Pro-Pharmaceutical Opinion of the Supreme Court
What implications will the Court's ruling have on you and I?
Jun 26, 2011•4 min
A listener is angry his doctor asks him to make medical decisions
Who should make difficult medical choices – doctors or patients?
Jun 19, 2011•4 min
Limiting Care
Please, only one problem per visit!
Jun 12, 2011•4 min
Big Problems with Bias
Heavy people are often treated differently by the healthcare system...
Jun 05, 2011•4 min
A Sudden Hit to the Head
What is the doctor's duty when there is a sports injury?
May 28, 2011•4 min
Vermont’s Bold Move on Health Care
The state of Vermont moves toward universal care for all
May 22, 2011•4 min
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