Second Opinion

How Can We Be So Certain? 19.10.2014 4:01 ↓

Perhaps we need a new type of dialogue...

New Approaches to Reducing Teen Pregnancy 12.10.2014 4:00 ↓

A giant step toward female empowerment...

News Round Up 05.10.2014 4:00 ↓

Have you protected your end-of-life wishes?

A Modern Medical Mystery 28.09.2014 4:00 ↓

Despite all we know, there’s lots we don’t know...

Elderly Issues in Sri Lanka 21.09.2014 4:01 ↓

As the population ages, new problems arise...

Suicide in Sri Lanka 14.09.2014 3:53 ↓

A unique pattern of despair...

Why Doctors Get Infected With Ebola 07.09.2014 3:58 ↓

Personal protective equipment has its limits...

Is It a Double Standard? 31.08.2014 3:53 ↓

What doctors might recommend…

Untreatable Terrible Tummy Pain 24.08.2014 3:59 ↓

Exploring the mind and body link...

Changed by Ebola 17.08.2014 3:59 ↓

It isn’t only the treatment of disease…

Changes Needed in How We Train Doctors 10.08.2014 3:59 ↓

A new IOM report questions existing approaches.

Competition in the Market Place 03.08.2014 3:59 ↓

Robots in medicine...

Summer Dehydration 27.07.2014 4:05 ↓

Turn to water!

Pills vs Self Confidence 20.07.2014 3:47 ↓

When to prescribe a pill that really isn’t needed...

Treatment for Clogged Ears 13.07.2014 4:01 ↓

It all depends on what you believe...

How Can We Make Good Decisions with Poor Information? 06.07.2014 3:57 ↓

For healthy people, we just don't need our vitamin D levels checked...

Less May Be More and Older May Be Better 29.06.2014 4:00 ↓

Much of what we do to sick people is poorly studied...

Playing Nicely in the Sandbox 22.06.2014 4:00 ↓

Can two types of doctors agree to play together?

Stemming the Increase in Gun Violence 15.06.2014 4:00 ↓

Steps we can take toward prevention

Collecting Gone Array 08.06.2014 3:59 ↓

When does a behavior become a disease?

Encouraging People to Be Healthy 01.06.2014 3:59 ↓

Should we all chip in to pay people to stay healthy?

Poor Grades for Sex Education 25.05.2014 4:01 ↓

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 .

What's in Common Medications? 18.05.2014 3:59 ↓

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 .

Do a Few Moments of Discussion Make a Difference? 11.05.2014 3:51 ↓

Do those first minutes with the doctor seem forced?

Female Empowerment 04.05.2014 3:58 ↓

The health of young women is vital...