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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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Transgender youth are suffering greatly Jan 27, 2019

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At local, state, and national levels we are failing to protect and care for transgender people

STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment for two Jan 20, 2019

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There is something lost when treatment is only provided to one half of a couple.

How do physicians assistants and nurse practitioner compare with physicians on meaningful outcomes? Jan 13, 2019

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It is high time to throw out the current model of medical training and look to designing a health care system that really works and is affordable.

Medical illness and mental illness are not treated equally Jan 06, 2019

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Despite federal laws to assure equal access to mental and physical health care, mental health care is still far from accessible.

The Eradication of Polio Dec 30, 2018

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We are so very close but we keep making mistakes that set us backward.

The new third person in the exam room Dec 23, 2018

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Medical Scribes offer some advantages to doctors and to patients –but not everyone approves.

Why are people afraid to sign up for government programs meant to protect them? Dec 16, 2018

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With legislation pending to penalize people who sign up for food and health care, the issue becomes what is the role of government?

Limits of Confidentiality Dec 09, 2018

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How is a doctor to judge whether there is sufficient danger to others to break the rules around confidentiality?

The decrease in life expectancy is far more complicated than just an opioid epidemic Dec 02, 2018

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Until we address the antecedents of drug use, the problem is unlikely to go away.

Why do people leave the hospital against the advice of their doctor? Nov 25, 2018

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There are several common reasons but the most common is their don’t agree with their doctor.

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