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**Second Opinion**

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 .

Latest Episodes:

The Need for New Antibiotics Feb 12, 2023

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Changes are needed to ready ourselves to treat new emerging infections

The problems with direct-to-consumer drug advertising Feb 05, 2023

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For good reason, other than the US, only one other country in the world allows drugs to be advertised directly to the public.

Making three wishes at the end of life Jan 29, 2023

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Small acts of kindness make a huge difference to patients and families

Pay for performance in healthcare Jan 22, 2023

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Good quality turns out to be complicated and unrelated to reimbursement rates

Too many blood tests Jan 15, 2023

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While properly ordered blood tests can help enormously with diagnosis, too often, blood tests are ordered without good reason.

The complexity of a second opinion Jan 08, 2023

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Is there value in getting a second opinion? What happens when the two opinions differ from each other?

2022 End of Year Recap Dec 31, 2022

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A look at some of the topics we covered throughout the past year.

“We got it all” Dec 25, 2022

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These four words may not mean the same thing to all people

Putting technology ahead of the evidence Dec 18, 2022

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Too often the use of expensive and risky technologies catch on before we have good data suggesting benefit.

Injustice Disorder Dec 11, 2022

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When a person is a victim of systemic injustice does that constitute a medical diagnosis?

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