Second Opinion

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Do doctors keep up to date with their medical knowledge? Feb 02, 2025

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It’s hard to tell, but we have no way to know for sure.

Will AI replace clinicians? Jan 26, 2025

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AI is increasingly being used to collect and process clinical information. Whether this is a good thing depends on who you ask.

When is a disease not a disease? Jan 19, 2025

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When one in three people have an abnormal lab test, does it become a disease?

How Medical Data Bases Lead to Better Individual Treatment Jan 12, 2025

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By collecting health data across large populations of people, we can identify patterns that help us all.

Thinking of taking one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs? Jan 05, 2025

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Unfortunately, I can offer no strong advice. The drugs seem to be effective, but, like with any new drug, we just don’t have all the answers.

Listening to music in Refugee Camps Dec 29, 2024

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Music has benefits that relate hope and social connections

A tale of two kingdoms Dec 22, 2024

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Fluoride has proven so successful that it would be crazy to deprive children of its benefits

The risk of a bird flu epidemic Dec 15, 2024

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The risks are rising, and state and government officials are not taking this seriously.

Does free tuition impact medical student specialty choice? Dec 08, 2024

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Philanthropy has enabled several expensive private medical schools to offer all students free tuition. Has this changed the practice of medicine?

Drug Promotion to the Public Nov 30, 2024

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Why do drug companies push drugs to the public that just don’t work?