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

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Is there a time when it's appropriate for doctors to break rules?
Harmful Effects of Radiation

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Variation in Health Care

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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

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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

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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

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Differences in Requirement of Pain Medication

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Why do people require different doses of pain medication for similar problems?
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Why are American rates of breast feeding so low?
Is denial always harmful?

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