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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 .

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The dangerous use of off label prescribing in times of a pandemic May 31, 2020

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Off label prescribing as grown into an enormous problem, and it risks putting people’s health at risk.

Implicit Bias in Mental Health May 24, 2020

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Could it be that our subconscious biases lead us to make assumptions that are not based on the facts?

The right to NOT know a medical diagnosis May 17, 2020

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Doctors have a moral, ethical and legal duty to inform patients of their medical results. But, do patients have a right to NOT be told crucial medical information?

200 years of change started by one woman May 10, 2020

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Florence Nightingale is known as a champion of nursing but she did much more….

The origins of the antiviral drug Remdesivir May 03, 2020

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The long journey for Remdesivir starting with a deadly cat disease

Fake news and its impact on health Apr 26, 2020

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Medical journalists need to slow down and do their homework before reporting on new research. Covering medicine is not a race, but a slow evolving process.

The stigma around COVID can be as dangerous as the virus, says Dr. Wilkes Apr 19, 2020

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In many of those countries stigma around the disease plays an important role. Today we look at Tunisia and the role stigma plays in managing COVID.

COVID-19 in Africa Apr 12, 2020

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Thinking about COVID-19 may different around the world

Missed lessons from the Ebola Outbreak Apr 05, 2020

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With each epidemic there are important lessons to be learned. When we do not learn from these lessons, the next time around we are bound to make the same errors.

Disease patterns and planetary health Mar 29, 2020

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In some ways we have only ourselves to blames for our changing planet and its relationships with diseases.

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