Second Opinion

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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 .

4D AGO

Vladimir’s Choice – a fable from Eastern Europe

We often make choices that are short-sighted and seem to serve our own interests rather than the interests of all

5 min
FEB 23

Significant cuts to Medicaid (MediCal) will have a negative impact on us all.

As Congress debates cuts to Medicaid (the health insurance program for the poor and disabled) in order to deliver a tax cut to the wealthy, it risks a cascade of negative effects on our entire health care system.

5 min
FEB 16

The US pushes the world backward

USAID is a powerhouse of humanitarianism and global security

5 min
FEB 9

Will I benefit from that drug?

Statistics can be intimidating. But before you decide to begin a treatment you should ask what the expected benefit will be to you.

5 min
FEB 2

Do doctors keep up to date with their medical knowledge?

It’s hard to tell, but we have no way to know for sure.

5 min
JAN 26

Will AI replace clinicians?

AI is increasingly being used to collect and process clinical information. Whether this is a good thing depends on who you ask.

5 min
JAN 19

When is a disease not a disease?

When one in three people have an abnormal lab test, does it become a disease?

5 min
JAN 12

How Medical Data Bases Lead to Better Individual Treatment

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

5 min

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Ticks and one health

04/30/2022

Sylverwylf

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.
Love it

06/05/2021

lsmakarova1717b

Love it!
One opinion, Lop sided, physician centric

02/05/2022

Auditory Aficionado

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.
Underrated-long needed

02/14/2021

pinpillage_ray

Concise and important. Leaves me wanting more Seriously, I cannot stress enough how great this podcast is

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 .