Second Opinion
900 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsAn 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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Complexity in Healthcare
November 23, 2014 14:35 - 4 minutes - 2.74 MBCustomer care a thing of the past...
Treating Heroin Addiction
November 16, 2014 14:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBWe can pay now or pay later…
Are There Certain Things that Are Off Limits for Doctors to Discuss?
November 09, 2014 14:35 - 3 minutes - 2.65 MBIs family size a personal or population matter?
Alarms Are Driving Us Crazy
October 26, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.69 MBAlarms intended to protect are actually dangerous...
How Can We Be So Certain?
October 19, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBPerhaps we need a new type of dialogue...
New Approaches to Reducing Teen Pregnancy
October 12, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBA giant step toward female empowerment...
News Round Up
October 05, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBHave you protected your end-of-life wishes?
A Modern Medical Mystery
September 28, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBDespite all we know, there’s lots we don’t know...
Elderly Issues in Sri Lanka
September 21, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBAs the population ages, new problems arise...
Why Doctors Get Infected With Ebola
September 07, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.71 MBPersonal protective equipment has its limits...
Untreatable Terrible Tummy Pain
August 24, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.72 MBExploring the mind and body link...
Changed by Ebola
August 17, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBIt isn’t only the treatment of disease…
Changes Needed in How We Train Doctors
August 10, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBA new IOM report questions existing approaches.
Pills vs Self Confidence
July 20, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.55 MBWhen to prescribe a pill that really isn’t needed...
Treatment for Clogged Ears
July 13, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBIt all depends on what you believe...
How Can We Make Good Decisions with Poor Information?
July 06, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.7 MBFor healthy people, we just don't need our vitamin D levels checked...
Less May Be More and Older May Be Better
June 29, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBMuch of what we do to sick people is poorly studied...
Playing Nicely in the Sandbox
June 22, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.74 MBCan two types of doctors agree to play together?
Stemming the Increase in Gun Violence
June 15, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBSteps we can take toward prevention
Collecting Gone Array
June 08, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBWhen does a behavior become a disease?
Encouraging People to Be Healthy
June 01, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBShould we all chip in to pay people to stay healthy?
Poor Grades for Sex Education
May 25, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.77 MBAn 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?
May 18, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.73 MBAn 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.
Do a Few Moments of Discussion Make a Difference?
May 11, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.61 MBDo those first minutes with the doctor seem forced?
Reducing HIV with Male Circumcision
April 27, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.62 MBIt isn't perfect but it may help...
Improving Milk Production to Improve Health
April 20, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.78 MBA one health approach to childhood diarrhea...
Rwandan Genocide Commemoration
April 06, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBCan atrocities ever be forgiven?
Remembering So as Not to Forgot
March 30, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.77 MBAn ugly chapter in human history...
Follow Up Instructions
March 28, 2014 23:41 - 3 minutes - 1.22 MBWhat happens when the doctor tells you to "return if...."?
Medicare
March 28, 2014 23:39 - 3 minutes - 1.21 MBRwandan Response to Gay Men
March 23, 2014 13:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBLong-term impacts of genocide...
Warm Eggs in Africa
March 16, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBWhat happens when there is no refrigerator?
Infectious Diseases Are No Longer the Major Killers in Africa
March 09, 2014 13:35 - 3 minutes - 2.74 MBWe need to slow down, buckle up and drive sober.
A Motorized Way out of Poverty in Africa?
March 02, 2014 14:35 - 4 minutes - 2.74 MBThe growing medical problems of disability...
Waiting For A Miracle
February 21, 2014 16:35 - 4 minutes - 2.74 MBCan we agree on some ground rules?
An African Problem That Should Worry Us All
February 16, 2014 14:35 - 4 minutes - 2.75 MBDo we have an obligation to stand up even when not asked?
Unintended Pregnancies in Rwanda
January 19, 2014 14:35 - 3 minutes - 2.73 MBWomen need more choices...
A Roadside Accident in Rwanda
January 12, 2014 14:35 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBWhat is a physician's duty?
A Small Problem with a Large Impact
January 05, 2014 14:35 - 4 minutes - 2.76 MBOne reason women drop out of school...