A New Treatments for Hepatitis C
Why are we paying twice for this ultra-expensive drug?
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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 .
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Violence in China
When patients and doctors are not on the same page...
Prostate Cancer Screening Revisited
No change in recommendation needed.
Sex Education a Changin'
And the web seems to be the great equalizer...
Information Is Everything
If only we knew more about costs…
Drinking Alcohol for Health
It isn't very good news...
A Faulty Diagnosis
It's often not what we first suspect...
The Top 1%
Fair pay and physician strikes...
Medications at the End of Life
When do we stop what isn't necessary?
Does the Flu Medicine Work?
The data now provides us with some surprising answers.
Do You Need to Have Your Cholesterol Checked?
New recommendations may surprise you.
Paper Medical Records: A New Step Forward?
The electronic medical record is no passing fad.
Hospital Care
You won’t be seeing your primary care doctor in the hospital...
Two Patients and Two Doctors
We have some things we could learn…
The Attraction of Horoscopes
We really want to believe...
No Rest for the Weary
Caregiver fatigue impacts us all...
Finding a New Doctor
Experience may not be all it is cracked up to be.
Complexity in Healthcare
Customer care a thing of the past...
Treating Heroin Addiction
We can pay now or pay later…
Are There Certain Things that Are Off Limits for Doctors to Discuss?
Is family size a personal or population matter?
Proposition 46
A loser all around...
Alarms Are Driving Us Crazy
Alarms intended to protect are actually dangerous...
How Can We Be So Certain?
Perhaps we need a new type of dialogue...
New Approaches to Reducing Teen Pregnancy
A giant step toward female empowerment...
News Round Up
Have you protected your end-of-life wishes?
A Modern Medical Mystery
Despite all we know, there’s lots we don’t know...
Elderly Issues in Sri Lanka
As the population ages, new problems arise...
Suicide in Sri Lanka
A unique pattern of despair...
Why Doctors Get Infected With Ebola
Personal protective equipment has its limits...
Is It a Double Standard?
What doctors might recommend…