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January 01, 1990 - November 17, 2012 + Second Opinion

One Perspective on AIDS in Africa listen Download

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How can the rate of HIV in much of Africa be so high? (Part I of a three-part commentary)

When Should You Be Able to Have a Baby listen Download

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Should there be limits on the rights to bear children?

Why Can't Doctors Just Talk to Each Other? listen Download

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When doctors don't talk, patient care suffers.

When People Don't Follow Advice listen Download

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It's hard to understand why it is that people sometimes make decisions that are not in their best interest.

Primary Care Medicine: An Endangered Species listen Download

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Why is it hard and hard to find a good primary care doctor?

Is There Such a Thing as a Blockbuster Blood Test? listen Download

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What s so good about a drug test that leads to giving a drug that really has only a tiny benefit?

Generics versus Trade-name drugs listen Download

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Why is it that doctors still resist generic drugs?

Drug Abuse in the Elderly listen Download

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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?