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January 01, 1990 - December 28, 2012 + Second Opinion

More on Rationing Healthcare listen Download

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Several letters suggested there were other ways to ration healthcare and many suggested rationing was, well, anti-American.

Rationing Healthcare listen Download

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Is it possible that in the US we ration healthcare?

End-of-Life Discussions are NOT Just for Cancer Patients listen Download

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While doctors can do a lot better with regard to talking to people with cancer about end-of-life issues, they are still in the dark ages...

Why Do New Medicines Work Better Than Older Ones? listen Download

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There are several explanations for why new medicine appear to work better than older medicines...

Whose Side Is the FDA on? listen Download

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There are several pain relievers that contain propoxyphene, a substance that is dangerous and ineffective. Why are these still on the market?

Fluorescent Bulbs listen Download

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While fluorescent bulbs use a fraction of the energy required for traditional light bulbs, they pose a potential danger if broken and an even greater...

AIDS in Rural India, Part III listen Download

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The impact of village health workers can be enormous but there are still some barriers to what they can accomplish...

AIDS in Rural India, Part II listen Download

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While AIDS medicines would life-saving, the need in rural India are for far more than just medicines...

AIDS in Rural India listen Download

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After generations of fighting malaria and dysentery rural India is not trying to contend with AIDS...

Pre-operative Testing: For Whose Benefit? listen Download

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We all want our surgery to go as smoothly as possible, but at what point is it not in our best interest to have lots...

Screening for Dementia listen Download

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  While dementia is a common illness, and one that causes great concern, there are currently no tests to detect the disease early and this may be a...

Training Foreign Doctors in the US

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While the US has a commitment to training foreign health experts, this can often create an internal conflict for the trainee...

Humor to educate about drug advertising listen Download

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Weight Loss and Drugs listen Download

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No matter how much we wish it were different, there is still no easy  road to weight loss...

Banning Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in Canada listen Download

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Why is it that Canada prohibits drug companies from advertising products directly to the public?