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Second Opinion

KCRW•www.kcrw.com

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 .

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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

Two Health Systems That Co-exist

Ayurvedic Medicine and its new sibling “western medicine”...

Jul 12, 2015•4 min

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