Second Opinion

Brain death 07.01.2018 4:30 ↓

How our eyes can deceives us.

A chance meeting 31.12.2017 3:49 ↓

A social dance between doctor and patient

Abstinence only education 24.12.2017 4:34 ↓

A collective federal amnesia

Bigger is not better 17.12.2017 4:11 ↓

Bigger now even starts with bigger baby bottles.

New national recommendations for blood pressure control 10.12.2017 4:48 ↓

These new recommendations are overly aggressive and difficult to recommend to people who have no other risk factors for heart disease or stroke.

Are there health benefits from a daily drink of alcohol? 03.12.2017 4:32 ↓

The data on the health benefits from a daily drink is weak and conflicted.

Medical conditions resulting in unsafe driving 26.11.2017 4:24 ↓

Doctors have a conflicted role as patient advocate and as a steward of the public's well-being.

Regret in medicine 19.11.2017 4:25 ↓

Regret over actions we could have/should have/would have done -- can be painful.

A forgotten population with a life threatening disease 12.11.2017 8:07 ↓

In poor countries with dry climates kidney disease is killing thousands and we have no idea why.

Hospital vampires 05.11.2017 4:31 ↓

When we draw too much blood in the hospital there is a real cost.

When it's time to stop getting routine screening tests 29.10.2017 4:31 ↓

Hearing such advice is difficult but is often in your best interest.

Losers when we reduce free access to birth control 22.10.2017 7:54 ↓

Birth control is one of the greatest advances in health in the past 100 years..

Making your wishes known 15.10.2017 4:15 ↓

We never know what tomorrow will bring so why not take care of this while it's on your mind?

Advances in health 08.10.2017 4:30 ↓

The technology is easy, it changing people's behaviors that is really hard.

Confusing language 01.10.2017 4:25 ↓

The misinterpretation of language can lead to inappropriate expectations and overuse of technology.

Do we really want our kids playing football? 24.09.2017 4:19 ↓

How much more evidence do we need?

Dentistry: the odd man out 17.09.2017 4:44 ↓

We need to think of the mouth the same way we do other parts of the body.

Re-emerging sexually transmitted diseases 10.09.2017 4:23 ↓

It not just a medical problem but a social one as well.

The 'white coat ceremony' 03.09.2017 4:27 ↓

Is the white coat really the symbol we want?

The difficulty in diagnosing mental illness 27.08.2017 4:29 ↓

The line between normality and illness is very thin.

Dengue, an illness that is spreading worldwide 20.08.2017 4:30 ↓

Perhaps another link to global climate change.

The impact of time on kindness 13.08.2017 4:18 ↓

While our intentions are good time is a deal breaker.

When a colleague is impaired 30.07.2017 4:21 ↓

A need for community reflection...

The link between teens, marijuana and depression 23.07.2017 4:25 ↓

What is needed is to get at risk teens early help.