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

America's Top Doctors 29.04.2012

What decided these doctors were top doctors?

Foreign Trained Doctors 22.04.2012

Where would we be without them?

Rabies in California 08.04.2012

An almost uniformly fatal disease...

Regardless of the Dose the Drug is Ineffective 01.04.2012

When a patent is soon to expire drug companies will pull out all the stops…

The Greening of Medicine 25.03.2012

Are there ways to reduce the carbon footprint of American medicine?

Drug Company Fraud 18.03.2012

What happens when profits overrun safety?

Caregivers 11.03.2012

The unsung heroes of our healthcare system...

Do Doctors Need Shopping Carts? 04.03.2012

Why don't doctors know the cost of medical care?

Drug Shortages 26.02.2012

Why do we keep running out of drugs?

Low Salt Recommendations 19.02.2012

Does it really make sense to cut salt from our diet?

Hard Fought Battles for Women 12.02.2012

Can we employers deny insurance benefits to women?

Disclosing Medical Errors 05.02.2012

Should we disclose a medical error if it result in no harm?

Searching for open access to medical research 22.01.2012

Medical journals seek to control medical research for prestige and profit

Students in Foreign Lands 15.01.2012

How much should our trainees do when abroad?

Information Can Be Like a Pill 08.01.2012

Information may need to be dosed carefully...

Deafness and Disability 01.01.2012
A Technology Arms Race 25.12.2011

Do robots really improve care?

Biting the Hand that Feeds You 18.12.2011

Are there limits to NPR's sponsorship?

Emergency Contraception for Teens 11.12.2011

A ruling that sets up back decades…

When a Patient Decides NOT to Know 04.12.2011

Contrary to popular opinion there are times you might not want to know...

Choosing the Best Hospital 27.11.2011

Looking at quality of care has become much easier...

Difficult Discussions 20.11.2011

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to talk about end of life care...

Teenage Drivers 13.11.2011

Reducing teen traffic accidents...

Back Pain and Placebos 06.11.2011

What do we tell the patient?

Why Do the Japanese Live So Long? 30.10.2011

Perhaps public health and universal health insurance...

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