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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KCRW

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Arts

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

More on Hepatitis C 12.04.2015

It's expensive, but does it work?

Why We Don’t Tip the Doctor 05.04.2015

An important cultural “no-no”...

Making Assumptions about Mental Illness 29.03.2015

There is no easy way to screen so we need to rely on trust.

A New Treatments for Hepatitis C 22.03.2015

Why are we paying twice for this ultra-expensive drug?

Violence in China 15.03.2015

When patients and doctors are not on the same page...

Prostate Cancer Screening Revisited 08.03.2015

No change in recommendation needed.

Sex Education a Changin' 01.03.2015

And the web seems to be the great equalizer...

Information Is Everything 22.02.2015

If only we knew more about costs…

Drinking Alcohol for Health 15.02.2015

It isn't very good news...

A Faulty Diagnosis 08.02.2015

It's often not what we first suspect...

The Top 1% 01.02.2015

Fair pay and physician strikes...

Medications at the End of Life 25.01.2015

When do we stop what isn't necessary?

Does the Flu Medicine Work? 18.01.2015

The data now provides us with some surprising answers.

Do You Need to Have Your Cholesterol Checked? 11.01.2015

New recommendations may surprise you.

Paper Medical Records: A New Step Forward? 04.01.2015

The electronic medical record is no passing fad.

Hospital Care 28.12.2014

You won’t be seeing your primary care doctor in the hospital...

Two Patients and Two Doctors 21.12.2014

We have some things we could learn…

The Attraction of Horoscopes 14.12.2014

We really want to believe...

No Rest for the Weary 07.12.2014

Caregiver fatigue impacts us all...

Finding a New Doctor 30.11.2014

Experience may not be all it is cracked up to be.

Complexity in Healthcare 23.11.2014

Customer care a thing of the past...

Treating Heroin Addiction 16.11.2014

We can pay now or pay later…

Are There Certain Things that Are Off Limits for Doctors to Discuss? 09.11.2014

Is family size a personal or population matter?

Proposition 46 02.11.2014

A loser all around...

Alarms Are Driving Us Crazy 26.10.2014

Alarms intended to protect are actually dangerous...

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