Untreatable Terrible Tummy Pain
Exploring the mind and body link...
Episodes
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
Changed by Ebola
It isn’t only the treatment of disease…
Changes Needed in How We Train Doctors
A new IOM report questions existing approaches.
Competition in the Market Place
Robots in medicine...
Summer Dehydration
Turn to water!
Pills vs Self Confidence
When to prescribe a pill that really isn’t needed...
Treatment for Clogged Ears
It all depends on what you believe...
How Can We Make Good Decisions with Poor Information?
For healthy people, we just don't need our vitamin D levels checked...
Less May Be More and Older May Be Better
Much of what we do to sick people is poorly studied...
Playing Nicely in the Sandbox
Can two types of doctors agree to play together?
Stemming the Increase in Gun Violence
Steps we can take toward prevention
Collecting Gone Array
When does a behavior become a disease?
Encouraging People to Be Healthy
Should we all chip in to pay people to stay healthy?
Poor Grades for Sex Education
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 .
What's in Common Medications?
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Do a Few Moments of Discussion Make a Difference?
Do those first minutes with the doctor seem forced?
Female Empowerment
The health of young women is vital...
Reducing HIV with Male Circumcision
It isn't perfect but it may help...
Improving Milk Production to Improve Health
A one health approach to childhood diarrhea...
One Health as a New Concept
Gorillas in the mist...
Rwandan Genocide Commemoration
Can atrocities ever be forgiven?
Remembering So as Not to Forgot
An ugly chapter in human history...
Follow Up Instructions
What happens when the doctor tells you to "return if...."?
Medicare
Rwandan Response to Gay Men
Long-term impacts of genocide...
Warm Eggs in Africa
What happens when there is no refrigerator?
Infectious Diseases Are No Longer the Major Killers in Africa
We need to slow down, buckle up and drive sober.
A Motorized Way out of Poverty in Africa?
The growing medical problems of disability...
Waiting For A Miracle
Can we agree on some ground rules?
An African Problem That Should Worry Us All
Do we have an obligation to stand up even when not asked?