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January 01, 1990 - January 12, 2013 + Second Opinion

Moral Courage listen Download

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Is there a time when it's appropriate for doctors to break rules?

Harmful Effects of Radiation listen Download

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Variation in Health Care listen Download

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Why is it that health care in one part of the country is so different than it is in another?

Free Drug Samples listen Download

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Free drug samples rarely provide an advantage over older drugs that are safer and whose effects are better known.  In addition this type of promotion...

Weight Bias listen Download

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Why is it that fat people often end up with lower quality care and feeling demoralized after visiting the doctor?

Proposition 4: Parental Consent for Pregnancy Termination listen Download

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Differences in Requirement of Pain Medication listen Download

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Why do people require different doses of pain medication for similar problems?

Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination listen Download

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The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been extremely heavily promoted, but is it indicated?

Super-Human Doctors listen Download

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It is in our best interest if doctors take medicine to give them super-human abilities?

A Patch Work That Works listen Download

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In our mess of a healthcare system, there are some shining examples of a community pulling together for a person...

Sexual Health of Seniors listen Download

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Perhaps no topic is more actively avoided in discussions between doctors and older people than sexual health...

Depression at the End of Life listen Download

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Is depression a natural and necessary stage we pass through at the end of life or is it a medical condition that needs treatment?

Letting Go at the End of Life listen Download

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Why is that we have such a tough time letting go when a person has a terminal illness?

Pressures to Breast Feed listen Download

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Why are American rates of breast feeding so low?

Is denial always harmful? listen Download

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We all engage in denial to some extent, but can denial cause medical problems?