What's in Common Medications?
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 18, 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
Do a Few Moments of Discussion Make a Difference?
Do those first minutes with the doctor seem forced?
May 11, 2014•4 min
Female Empowerment
The health of young women is vital...
May 04, 2014•4 min
Reducing HIV with Male Circumcision
It isn't perfect but it may help...
Apr 27, 2014•4 min
Improving Milk Production to Improve Health
A one health approach to childhood diarrhea...
Apr 20, 2014•4 min
One Health as a New Concept
Gorillas in the mist...
Apr 13, 2014•4 min
Rwandan Genocide Commemoration
Can atrocities ever be forgiven?
Apr 06, 2014•4 min
Remembering So as Not to Forgot
An ugly chapter in human history...
Mar 30, 2014•4 min
Follow Up Instructions
What happens when the doctor tells you to "return if...."?
Mar 28, 2014•4 min
Medicare
Mar 28, 2014•4 min
Rwandan Response to Gay Men
Long-term impacts of genocide...
Mar 23, 2014•4 min
Warm Eggs in Africa
What happens when there is no refrigerator?
Mar 16, 2014•4 min
Infectious Diseases Are No Longer the Major Killers in Africa
We need to slow down, buckle up and drive sober.
Mar 09, 2014•4 min
A Motorized Way out of Poverty in Africa?
The growing medical problems of disability...
Mar 02, 2014•4 min
Waiting For A Miracle
Can we agree on some ground rules?
Feb 21, 2014•4 min
An African Problem That Should Worry Us All
Do we have an obligation to stand up even when not asked?
Feb 16, 2014•4 min
Culture and Generalizations
Eating on the street...
Feb 09, 2014•4 min
National Volunteer Day
Could it happen here?
Feb 02, 2014•4 min
Morning Rounds
Zebras in Medicine
Jan 26, 2014•4 min
Unintended Pregnancies in Rwanda
Women need more choices...
Jan 19, 2014•4 min
A Roadside Accident in Rwanda
What is a physician's duty?
Jan 12, 2014•4 min
A Small Problem with a Large Impact
One reason women drop out of school...
Jan 05, 2014•4 min
Neurology without Scans
An advantage of seniority...
Dec 29, 2013•4 min
Creative Options in Rwanda
Clever solutions with few resources...
Dec 22, 2013•4 min
A New Model of Funding Healthcare in Africa
Beating the nonprofits at their own game...
Dec 15, 2013•4 min
Rwanda
Some remarkable progress...
Dec 08, 2013•4 min
Lots of Unnecessary Lab Tests
Nothing is done more often than lab tests...
Dec 01, 2013•4 min
Conscientious Objectors
Can doctors select what care they will offer?
Nov 24, 2013•4 min
Do We Really Need More Medical Doctors?
It is time for task shifting...
Nov 17, 2013•4 min
When Is a Favor More than Just a Favor?
The ethics of being compassionate...
Nov 10, 2013•4 min
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