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 .

Latest Episode

Paralyzed by Possibilities: The Hidden Danger of Medical Options (24.08.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • From Medical Miracle to Political Target 17.08.2025
  • From Hiroshima to Today: Medicine's Unfinished Mission 10.08.2025
  • When Countries Run Out of Children 03.08.2025
  • The Testosterone Trap 27.07.2025
  • How Medieval Plague Still Shapes Your Health 20.07.2025
  • Why Cutting Medicaid Hurts Everyone Who Works 13.07.2025
  • Cleared for Market but Not Proven to Work 29.06.2025
  • An Incubator: The Rights of a Brain-Dead Woman 22.06.2025
  • The Dying Art of Learning from the Dead 15.06.2025
  • Toilets Prevent Disease—If You Can Find One 08.06.2025
  • The Persistent Dark Legacy of Eugenics 01.06.2025
  • Biden Followed Doctors' Orders – and still got cancer 25.05.2025
  • Unprofessional Behaviors: Catching Bad Habits Early 18.05.2025
  • That Message to Your Doctor Might Come With a Price Tag 11.05.2025
  • Life, Death, and the Cost of Being a Surrogate 04.05.2025
  • Science, Safety, and the Return of Measles 27.04.2025
  • Trust, Talk, and the MRI That Wasn't Needed 20.04.2025
  • The Dangers of a Broken Heart 13.04.2025
  • Regret in Medicine: The Hidden Burden Doctors Bear 06.04.2025
  • One Health, One World, One Essential Partner: USAID 30.03.2025

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