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January 01, 1990 - December 28, 2012 + Second Opinion
Pay for Performance 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100321pay_for_performance
Can we improve healthcare quality for providing incentives?
The More You Do the Better You Get
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100314the_more_you_do_the_
If you want the best outcome you'd best chose the doctor/hospital with the most experience...
Is the Use of Placebos Always Unethical?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100307is_the_use_of_placeb
While many medicines don't work for us, it is wrong to use a medicine we know won't work...
The Ugly Truth About Homeopathy
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100228the_ugly_truth_about
Why do we tolerate medicines that we know don t work?
Under-treatment of Sickle Cell Pain
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100221under-treatment_of_s
Emergency Contraception for People 17 and Older -- but Not Males!
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100214emergency_contracept
Why won't a pharmacy respect the law and sell emergency contraception to a male?
Incidental Findings
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100124incidental_findings
What do we do when the x-ray shows an unexpected shadow?
Have Family Doctors Given Up on Families?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100117have_family_doctors_
The American Academy of Family Physicians signs sweetheart deal with Coca Cola...
The last breaths of life
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100110the_last_breaths_of_
How do we know what it's really like at the very end of life?
When People Don't Follow Advice
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so100103when_people_dont_fol
It's hard to understand why it is that people sometimes make decisions that are not in their best interest...
Learning about New Drugs
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so091227learning_about_new_d
How is it that your doctor decides which drug to prescribe?
Effectiveness of Tamiflu
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so091220effectiveness_of_tam
Have we been duped by the makers of Tamiflu?
Advanced Dementia Is a Terminal Illness
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so091213advanced_dementia_is
Hospice care needs to be available to those with illness other than terminal cancer...
Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so091206dont_just_do_somethi
Sometimes a tincture of time is the very best medicine...
The Politics of Science
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/so/so091129the_politics_of_scie
The mammogram debate -- an example of where science and politics just don't belong together...
