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

Mother’s Day and Caring 10.05.2013

In what ways does the medical profession depend on mothers?

Secret Shoppers in Healthcare 05.05.2013

Is it ethical to use secret shoppers to evaluate doctors?

What Is a Mental Illness? 28.04.2013

The new DSM 5 creates the labels...

Risk in a Crazy World 21.04.2013

How do we understand the risk of life?

Less Is Often More 14.04.2013

The lessons of inappropriate care...

Emergency Contraception 07.04.2013

New access for young women who make a mistake.

Back Pain 31.03.2013

Why are there so many treatments?

Stigmatizing Language 24.03.2013

Words really do matter...

Inattentional Blindness 17.03.2013

Failing to see what is right in front of our nose...

Substance Abuse and New Health Insurance Laws 03.03.2013

How will old health problems fare under new laws?

How Hard to Push? 24.02.2013

What do we do when people won't help themselves?

Conflict of Interest Rules for Drug Company Interactions 17.02.2013

Does limiting contact between drug companies and doctors make a difference?

Politics, Guns and Public Health 10.02.2013

Should doctors be involved in politics?

Abortions, Pregnancies and Roe v. Wade 27.01.2013

Can we all agree on pregnancy prevention?

Prescribing drugs never proven to work 20.01.2013
Drug prices are going through the roof! 13.01.2013

Why have drug prices increased?

Doctors' Hours 30.12.2012

Why must doctors work bankers' hours?

Liberties versus Public Health 23.12.2012

When should the government step in to protect us?

Disease Mongering 16.12.2012

Male menopause...

Research on childhood illnesses 09.12.2012

Can we better understand how children perceive research?

New Hospital Discharge Rules 02.12.2012

Hospitals may be forced to work as part of a system...

Stress 25.11.2012

The effect of stress on our health...

The Impact of Still Births 18.11.2012

The loss can be devastating …

Intellectual Property Rights 11.11.2012

Do we really want to keep poor people from using our drugs?

Tropical Diseases 04.11.2012

Unusual tropical diseases in the US...

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