Second Opinion

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.

By collecting health data across large populations of people, we can identify patterns that help us all.

Unfortunately, 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.

Music has benefits that relate hope and social connections

Fluoride has proven so successful that it would be crazy to deprive children of its benefits

The risks are rising, and state and government officials are not taking this seriously.

Philanthropy has enabled several expensive private medical schools to offer all students free tuition. Has this changed the practice of medicine?

Why do drug companies push drugs to the public that just don’t work?

Medicine and spirituality often interact, but clinicians and patients can often find themselves in very different places.