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January 01, 1990 - November 18, 2012 + Second Opinion

Emergency Contraception for People 17 and Older -- but Not Males! listen Download

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Why won't a pharmacy respect the law and sell emergency contraception to a male?

Incidental Findings listen Download

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What do we do when the x-ray shows an unexpected shadow?

Have Family Doctors Given Up on Families? listen Download

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The American Academy of Family Physicians signs sweetheart deal with Coca Cola...

The last breaths of life listen Download

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How do we know what it's really like at the very end of life?

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...

Learning about New Drugs listen Download

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How is it that your doctor decides which drug to prescribe?

Effectiveness of Tamiflu listen Download

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Have we been duped by the makers of Tamiflu?

Advanced Dementia Is a Terminal Illness listen Download

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Hospice care needs to be available to those with illness other than terminal cancer...

Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! listen Download

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Sometimes a tincture of time is the very best medicine...

The Politics of Science listen Download

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The mammogram debate -- an example of where science and politics just don't belong together...

Controversy around Mammograms listen Download

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We have really confused women this week

The Low-down on Picking Up Diseases Early! listen Download

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Given the screening tests pick up diseases early, how can they be harmful?

Looking for Disease in All the Wrong Places listen Download

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Are we being honest about the usefulness of screening tests?

Chaperones during the Exam listen Download

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Having another person in the room for the physical exam can be a blessing or a curse...

Futile Care listen Download

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Should you have the right to receive any medical care you want?