25 episodes
Second Opinion KCRW
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4.5 • 62 Ratings
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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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Pharmaceutical gifts to healthcare providers
Gifts are unethical and drive up healthcare costs
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Delving into the depths of Dental Care
Much of what we know about routine dental care is not based on sound science
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Changes coming with artificial intelligence
Medicine has seen many changes over the past 30 years, but AI will be a disruptive game changer.
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Medical Tourism
There are many reasons to go abroad for healthcare, but attention is needed to carefully weigh the risks and benefits.
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The impact of antimicrobial resistance on human health
The World Health Organization considers antimicrobial resistance one of the top 10 threats to global health alongside climate change and pandemics.
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Improving the environment to improve health
The EPA has just passed some air pollution rules that could improve our American’s health.
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Ticks and one health
While I agree with the assessment of physicians and veterinarians should work together. Facts were wrong in the episode. Ticks require 3 blood meals over its life span, a blood meal at each stage larva, nymph, and adult. When a disease causing agent is ingested at an earlier stage, the tick can transmit it during the next stage, which is why ticks are a good transmitter of disease.
Tapeworms are not directly transmitted from the pet to the person, therefore a physician would not need to know the pet had tapeworms. A human is most commonly infected with tapeworms by eating undercooked meat. Please get your facts right.
One opinion, Lop sided, physician centric
Podcast brings a single perspective to common problems with the US healthcare system. At a time when debate, dialogue and collaboration are necessary more than ever before, the 4-minute long episode is unable to bring dissenting voices to the table. I’d rather spend my time on spirited debate and innovative problem solving, than sign on to an agenda.