Secretly Taping a Conversation
There are benefits from recordings but not to secrecy.
Nov 03, 2013•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
Permission for Sensitive Exams
But, we need medical student to get practice...
Oct 27, 2013•4 min
Another Reason that American Medical Care Is So Expensive
CEO Salaries
Oct 20, 2013•4 min
More is Less
Doing nothing can often have important benefits.
Oct 13, 2013•4 min
How Many Beds in the Hospital Room?
Do you want a private room?
Oct 06, 2013•4 min
Futile Care in the ICU
How common is it?
Sep 29, 2013•4 min
Medical Non-adherence
Why do we not take our medications?
Sep 15, 2013•4 min
e-Cigarettes
Haven't we learned anything?
Sep 08, 2013•4 min
Change Doesn't Come Easily
We are often creatures of habit...
Sep 01, 2013•4 min
How Doctors Think
Cognitive psychology can shed some light on medical error.
Aug 25, 2013•4 min
It Takes Two to Tango
The doctor and patient need to work together.
Aug 18, 2013•4 min
Being a Nice Person
Does it mean you get better health care?
Aug 11, 2013•4 min
Offering a Prognosis
Aug 04, 2013•4 min
Cardiac Arrest
Should family be allowed to witness the resuscitation?
Jul 28, 2013•4 min
Doctors and Drug Company Sales Reps
Why can't we cancel these meetings?
Jul 21, 2013•4 min
Pay for Delay
Yet another way to keep drug prices high...
Jul 14, 2013•4 min
Random Drug Testing for Doctors
A test in search of a problem...
Jul 07, 2013•4 min
Elective Cesarean Sections
Can a person just decide (s)he wants surgery?
Jun 30, 2013•4 min
Overtreatment Is Killing Us
Why can't we stop using treatments that don't work?
Jun 23, 2013•4 min
Treating Fat People
One group for which bias seems deep rooted...
Jun 16, 2013•4 min
Would We Be Healthier if We Increased Clinical Testing?
Clinical testing is not always a panacea...
Jun 09, 2013•4 min
Can We Play Nicely in the Sandbox?
What will it take for nurse practitioners and doctors to collaborate and focus on us?
Jun 02, 2013•4 min
Variations in Quantity and Cost of Care
What do rates and cost differ from one location to the next?
May 26, 2013•4 min
Mother’s Day and Caring
In what ways does the medical profession depend on mothers?
May 10, 2013•4 min
Secret Shoppers in Healthcare
Is it ethical to use secret shoppers to evaluate doctors?
May 05, 2013•4 min
What Is a Mental Illness?
The new DSM 5 creates the labels...
Apr 28, 2013•4 min
Risk in a Crazy World
How do we understand the risk of life?
Apr 21, 2013•4 min
Less Is Often More
The lessons of inappropriate care...
Apr 14, 2013•4 min
Emergency Contraception
New access for young women who make a mistake.
Apr 07, 2013•4 min
Back Pain
Why are there so many treatments?
Mar 31, 2013•4 min
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