Second Opinion

Barrier to HIV Prevention in Zambia 01.03.2009 4:00 ↓

With HIV rates around 75% in many villages what can  be done to limit the spread? (Part II of a three-part commentary.)

One Perspective on AIDS in Africa 22.02.2009 3:16 ↓

How can the rate of HIV in much of Africa be so high? (Part I of a three-part commentary)

When Should You Be Able to Have a Baby 15.02.2009 4:00 ↓

Should there be limits on the rights to bear children?

Why Can't Doctors Just Talk to Each Other? 25.01.2009 4:01 ↓

When doctors don't talk, patient care suffers.

When People Don't Follow Advice 18.01.2009 3:32 ↓

It's hard to understand why it is that people sometimes make decisions that are not in their best interest.

Primary Care Medicine: An Endangered Species 04.01.2009 3:42 ↓

Why is it hard and hard to find a good primary care doctor?

Is There Such a Thing as a Blockbuster Blood Test? 28.12.2008 3:56 ↓

What s so good about a drug test that leads to giving a drug that really has only a tiny benefit?

Generics versus Trade-name drugs 21.12.2008 3:59 ↓

Why is it that doctors still resist generic drugs?

Moral Courage 07.12.2008 4:00 ↓

Is there a time when it's appropriate for doctors to break rules?

Variation in Health Care 23.11.2008 3:49 ↓

Why is it that health care in one part of the country is so different than it is in another?

Free Drug Samples 16.11.2008 3:50 ↓

Free drug samples rarely provide an advantage over older drugs that are safer and whose effects are better known.  In addition this type of promotion only serves to substantially raise drug prices....

Weight Bias 09.11.2008 4:00 ↓

Why is it that fat people often end up with lower quality care and feeling demoralized after visiting the doctor?

Differences in Requirement of Pain Medication 26.10.2008 3:54 ↓

Why do people require different doses of pain medication for similar problems?

Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination 19.10.2008 4:00 ↓

The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been extremely heavily promoted, but is it indicated?

Super-Human Doctors 12.10.2008 3:45 ↓

It is in our best interest if doctors take medicine to give them super-human abilities?

A Patch Work That Works 05.10.2008 4:00 ↓

In our mess of a healthcare system, there are some shining examples of a community pulling together for a person...

Sexual Health of Seniors 28.09.2008 3:56 ↓

Perhaps no topic is more actively avoided in discussions between doctors and older people than sexual health...

Depression at the End of Life 21.09.2008 3:43 ↓

Is depression a natural and necessary stage we pass through at the end of life or is it a medical condition that needs treatment?

Letting Go at the End of Life 14.09.2008 4:00 ↓

Why is that we have such a tough time letting go when a person has a terminal illness?

Pressures to Breast Feed 07.09.2008 4:00 ↓

Why are American rates of breast feeding so low?

Is denial always harmful? 31.08.2008 3:44 ↓

We all engage in denial to some extent, but can denial cause medical problems?

How Does the Bill Get That Big? 24.08.2008 4:00 ↓

Reading a hospital bill is like trying to understand a foreign language but look carefully because more likely than not there will be errors...