Second Opinion
An examination of medical ethics and the practitioners who define them. Sign up to receive the Second Opinion topics in newsletter form at kcrw.com/newsletters.
Will I benefit from that drug?
Health & WellnessStatistics can be intimidating. But before you decide to begin a treatment you should ask what the expected benefit will be to you.
Do doctors keep up to date with their medical knowledge?
Health & WellnessIt’s hard to tell, but we have no way to know for sure.
Will AI replace clinicians?
Health & WellnessAI is increasingly being used to collect and process clinical information. Whether this is a good thing depends on who you ask.
When is a disease not a disease?
Health & WellnessWhen one in three people have an abnormal lab test, does it become a disease?
How Medical Data Bases Lead to Better Individual Treatment
Health & WellnessBy collecting health data across large populations of people, we can identify patterns that help us all.
Thinking of taking one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs?
Health & WellnessUnfortunately, I can offer no strong advice. The drugs seem to be effective, but, like with any new drug, we just don’t have all the answers.
Listening to music in Refugee Camps
Health & WellnessMusic has benefits that relate hope and social connections
A tale of two kingdoms
Health & WellnessFluoride has proven so successful that it would be crazy to deprive children of its benefits