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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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

In Vitro Fertilization – a Remarkable Discovery! 10.10.2010

While many infertile couples can now have children, there remain many ethical and legal dilemmas...

What Needs to Go in the Medical Record? 03.10.2010

Does everything you tell the doctor need to be written in the record?

Memory Loss 19.09.2010

Should doctors be testing for memory on a regular basis?

The Loss of Altruism 12.09.2010

Is it the economy that has lead to us forgetting those less fortunate?

Reporting Child Abuse 29.08.2010

Doctors have a difficult decision deciding when to report suspect child abuse...

Literacy and Health 22.08.2010

An unrecognized barrier to good health turns out to be a poor ability to read..

A New Diagnosis of a Genetic Condition 08.08.2010
US Ranked 9th in End of Life Care 01.08.2010

We could do much better but we need to take some important steps.

Drug Companies' Priority: Make Profits, Not Protect Health 25.07.2010

Why is it is that we are repeatedly not told the truth about the safety of prescription drugs?

Foreign Trained Health Doctors Working in the US 18.07.2010

Is brain drain always a problem for poorer nations?

Rethinking Medical Education, Part II 11.07.2010

How can we have healthcare reform with changing the way doctors are trained?

Summertime in Medicine 04.07.2010
Refusal of Care 27.06.2010

What happens when the patient and the doctor disagree about hospital discharge?

Sexting 20.06.2010
Public Attitude toward Healthcare Technology 13.06.2010
Colonoscopy: Does the Time of Day Matter? 06.06.2010
Genetic Testing of College Students 30.05.2010
I'm a little bit worried.... 23.05.2010
When Can a Parent Say Enough is Enough? 16.05.2010
Are we any safer with new airport scanners? 09.05.2010

What evidence that using scanners at airports make us any safer?

The Dangers of Four letter Words 02.05.2010

Sometimes there's just no other way to express yourself...

An Obligation to Participate in Research 25.04.2010

How do we advance medical science if people won t participate in research?

Swine Flu-One Year Later 18.04.2010

Now, a year after we first heard about Swine Flu, how did we do?

It's All the Result of TV 11.04.2010

The amount of television kids watch is having an impact on health...

Tomorrow's Doctors 27.03.2010

Interest in primary care is still at historic lows leading to questions about the ability to deliver on healthcare reform...

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