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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 .

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Why Nurses May Be a Key to Fixing American Healthcare

New research suggests that expanding nurses’ roles in our hospitals could be one of the smartest — and most urgent — steps we can take for the future of American healthcare.

5 min
1 MAR

TrumpRx: What the President Didn’t Tell You

The President says TrumpRx will give Americans the lowest drug prices in the world — but a closer look reveals a much more limited program that will leave most patients exactly where they started.

5 min
22 FEB

The Boring Secret to Living Longer

One in four Americans die before age 70 — not because we lack longevity supplements, but because we've abandoned the basic primary care that keeps people alive.

5 min
15 FEB

Why Dying Needs More Than Medicine

Medical Care is often not enough. Doulas are bringing an ancient practice back to modern dying—one family at a time.

5 min
8 FEB

Follow the Money: What Super Bowl Health Ads Really Sell

Super Bowl medical ads use celebrity endorsements and fear tactics to promote disease screening - not primarily for public health, but to expand the patient pool for new, expensive treatments.

5 min
1 FEB

When Back Pain Strikes: Why Surgery Isn't Always the Answer

Most back pain doesn't require surgery—so why are we spending two billion dollars over a three-year period on it?

5 min
25 ENE

The Blue Blood That Saves Lives — But At What Cost?

Every medical injection you've ever received was safety-tested using the blue blood of a 450-million-year-old creature — and we're finally questioning whether that's worth their survival.

5 min
18 ENE

The Antidepressant Trap: The Story We Weren’t Told

My patient Paul has been trying to stop his antidepressants for months, and what's keeping him trapped reveals a truth the medical community has been slow to acknowledge.

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20/05/2018

Carlos Vilas Arias

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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 .