Second Opinion

Losers when we reduce free access to birth control

Birth control is one of the greatest advances in health in the past 100 years..

Making your wishes known

We never know what tomorrow will bring so why not take care of this while it's on your mind?

Advances in health

The technology is easy, it changing people's behaviors that is really hard.

Confusing language

The misinterpretation of language can lead to inappropriate expectations and overuse of technology.

Do we really want our kids playing football?

How much more evidence do we need?

Dentistry: the odd man out

We need to think of the mouth the same way we do other parts of the body.

Re-emerging sexually transmitted diseases

It not just a medical problem but a social one as well.

The 'white coat ceremony'

Is the white coat really the symbol we want?

The difficulty in diagnosing mental illness

The line between normality and illness is very thin.

Dengue, an illness that is spreading worldwide

Perhaps another link to global climate change.

The impact of time on kindness

While our intentions are good time is a deal breaker.

Human microbiome

When a colleague is impaired

A need for community reflection...

The link between teens, marijuana and depression

What is needed is to get at risk teens early help.

Cutting the CDC budget

Should we have the right to know what attitudes the new CDC director holds?

The 'surprise' question

A good reminder to extend care.

A plant for that may just be the answer

Will people find it acceptable?

Risk factors for chronic opioid use

They aren't what you might think.

Blushing

The body’s reaction to an emotional trigger.

Drug promotion drives up health care costs

Sometimes the promotions are rather sneaky.

Does technology drive up health costs?

In three important ways it does.

Conscientious objectors in medicine

Who decides what looks nice?

Poverty as a risk factor for illness

The poor are stuck and need help getting out...

Drugs that don’t work

No choice about a flu medicine.

Pharmaceutical promotion to health providers

The bribes and gifts continue….

Benefits of medical marijuana

For too long our heads have been in the sand...

FDA permits sales of genetic tests to the public

When does the public need medical advice and when does it not?

Prostate cancer screening recommendations

There is still no clear answer and the decision is not easy

Learning from others

If we listen there is lots we can learn from those around us.

Do we need more doctors?

A tough question, but perhaps it's the wrong question to ask.

Bullying patients to get what we want

What we are looking for is a partnership.

Our judgmental side

It can change – but only with effort and will.

The doubtful case of walking pneumonia

Unnecessary antibiotics...

The use of animals in medicine

It is long past time to end this practice.

The making of a healthy nation

Let's at least agree on how we measure our health.

Complaining

Complaints are far more than they seem.

Right care is good care

Why do we overuse care that offers no benefit?

The basis of stigma

What can we learn about how to be more inclusive?

We need to stop talking

Listening is powerful medicine.

Vitamins and supplements

Why do more than half of Americans take these products?

ACA: A policy that benefits us all

Going, going, GONE!

Lying in medicine, Part 2

Patients deceive their doctors…but doctors also deceive their patients.

Telling the truth in medicine

What happens when patients fib to their doctor?

Science in the service of industry

Guess who funded a study showing that sugar isn't harmful?

Phone Addiction

The data is getting strong that extensive phone use can be extremely harmful.

Organized medicine and Dr. Tom Price

Why do medical organizations look out only for themselves?

Healing the healers

Our health depends on this.

Do government funded clinics waste tax payer's money?

Looking at federally qualified health centers, the answer is no.

Bias directed against healthcare providers

This hurts and can lead to burnout.

Proposition 61: Time to end pharmaceutical price gouging