KCRW

Second Opinion

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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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Latest episode

Oct 18, 2026

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Episodes

American Wants to Die at Home 17.01.2016

But, is this always the best idea?

Compassion in Medicine 10.01.2016

How can we increase compassion?

Tragedy of the Commons 03.01.2016

Giving up something now to benefit others later.

Gifts Are Not Expected 27.12.2015

Going overboard creates awkward situations.

What Constitutes a "Ground-breaking New Drug?" 20.12.2015

It's time for us to have some hard discussions about the meaning and cost of extending life.

Mandatory Reporting of Teen Sex 13.12.2015

What could possibly be the purpose?

Performance Enhancing Drugs Are No Longer Just for Athletes 06.12.2015

Would you want your doctor to take drugs to improve their performance?

Hospital Refunds to Improve Care 29.11.2015

Will the loss of money improve healthcare?

Those Pesky Pharmaceutical Advertisements 22.11.2015

A new, and surprising, call to ban the adverts.

Biased Dietary Guidelines 15.11.2015

What we need is transparency in the process.

Disease Mongering: A Public Forum 08.11.2015

A live discussion to engage and enlighten.

Refugees in Germany 01.11.2015

Medical care is just one issue.

It's Time for Your Flu Shot 25.10.2015

But we're not getting quite what's promised.

PET Scans for Early Cancer 18.10.2015

Not exactly high tech!

A Return of an Old Plague 11.10.2015

A result of a changing climate...

Stopping CPR 04.10.2015

What is easy to start can be far more difficult to stop.

Does Greed Know No Limits? 27.09.2015

Drug prices with no caps...

The Power of Words 20.09.2015

Changing the goals in emergency medicine...

A Half-Baked Pie 13.09.2015

Why tease us with punch lines we can’t understand?

There's a Great Deal of Meaning in a Name 06.09.2015

Change does not come easily....

An Insider's Look at Breast Cancer Care 30.08.2015

A perspective from Dr. Susan Love...

Again We Find More Is Not Better 23.08.2015

What good can come of new medical evidence?

Are We Serious about Longer Working Hours? 16.08.2015

It seems as if this is not in anyone's best interest.

Mental Health Is Just Not the Same 09.08.2015

The mental health parity law is just not working.

Antibiotic Overuse 02.08.2015

Doctors and patients can’t seem to get this right

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