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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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The Power of a Passport and the Privilege to Leave

I packed my bag, crossed the border, and eventually flew home to safety. The health care workers I left behind had no such option.

5 min
24 mai

We Knew It Was Coming — We Just Didn't Care

From the Uganda-Congo border: a firsthand account of an Ebola outbreak, a failing response, and the political decisions that made it worse.

5 min
15 mai

A Ship, a Virus, Nine Countries. And We Weren't There. We Built It, And Then We Broke It.

America built the global health system that protects us all — and then walked away from it.

5 min
10 mai

Cut and No Cure - When Doing Nothing Beats Going Under the Knife

What if one of the most common surgeries performed in the world turned out to be no better than a fake one — and we kept doing it anyway?

5 min
3 mai

Eight Legs, One Bite, Big Trouble

There's a vaccine for your dog. There isn't one for you. And that's not an accident — it's a scandal.

5 min
24 apr.

Who Is Qualified to Fix Your Mind?

Millions of Americans need mental health care and can't get it — so should we lower the bar on who gets to provide it?

5 min
19 apr.

Smarter Than Two Doctors: How AI Could Change Breast Cancer Screening

If AI can outperform two radiologists reading your mammogram, why is it still sitting on the sidelines?

5 min
12 apr.

The Socialized Medicine We Already Have — And It Works

We've spent decades arguing about whether government-run healthcare could ever work in America — but one system has been quietly proving it can. The answer might surprise you.

5 min

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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 .