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January 01, 1990 - November 30, 2012 + Second Opinion
Outlawing Female Circumcision

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It often takes more than laws to change cultural practices...
Expedited Partner Therapy

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A more effective way to decrease sexually transmitted infections...
Medical Scribes

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There's a new person working with the doctor in the Emergency Department...
Be Careful about Unnecessary Genetic Tests

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How companies convince doctors to order unnecessary genetic tests...
It's Not the Person, It's the Pill

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Why is it important how a pill looks?
Is the Doctor's Duty Only to the Patient or to Society as Well?

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What does the doctor do with genetic information that could benefit the family?
The Quest for Beauty

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Cultural overtones for skin tones...
A Giant Step Forward for Women's Health

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Free birth control is a winning policy for nearly everyone...
Doctors Don't Deal with Uncertainty

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If we can find the cause it must not exist….
New Research Findings with Some Obvious Results

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Sometime research doesn't always advance our understanding...
New rules to reduce medical resident fatigue

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Another step to reduce medical errors.
The Pro-Pharmaceutical Opinion of the Supreme Court

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What implications will the Court's ruling have on you and I?
A listener is angry his doctor asks him to make medical decisions

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Who should make difficult medical choices – doctors or patients?
Limiting Care

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Please, only one problem per visit!
Big Problems with Bias

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Heavy people are often treated differently by the healthcare system...