Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Perry Fine, MD

Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he explains the benefits of Open Access Hospice.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Michael Woods, MD

Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of Healing Words: The power of apology in medicine, discuss what happens when doctors say "I'm sorry."

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Debora Spar, PhD

Patients from other countries are coming to the U.S. for fertility assistance seeking In-Vitro Fertilization. In this segment Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Debora Spar, author of The Baby Business, on IVF and its economic impact on adoption services. Despite adoption being the more affordable option, with no medical risks to the prospective parents compared IVF's potential for multiple pregnancy, IVF has become a much more sought-after option for aspiring parents. There are currently over 400,000 excess embryos in the U.S. and genetically we know a great deal about them. Therefore the question becomes raised as to whether or not the development will emerge in which prospective parents seek and obtain "embryo adoptions."

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Debora Spar, PhD

Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Debora Spar on aspects of the "Baby Business" phenomenon in the U.S., where procreation has developed into a business with economic rules of commerce. Unlike other businesses, the partners are not always informed, there is no competition, and there is no transparency in the face of a desperate customer/patient. The segment examines reasons why the federal government has avoided confronting the unclear stance of the insurance industry in this sector, why laws vary from state to state, and why contracts are repeatedly written which cannot be enforced.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Steven Miles, MD

Steven Miles, M.D. discusses his book, Oath Betrayed, Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Steven Miles, MD

Steven Miles, M.D. discusses his book, Oath Betrayed, Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Steven Miles, MD

Steven Miles, M.D. discusses his book, Oath Betrayed, Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Steven Miles, MD

Steven Miles, M.D. discusses his book, Oath Betrayed, Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror. Upon seeing the photographs of abuse at Abu Gharaib, Dr. Miles asked, " where were the prison doctors while the abuses were taking place?"

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD

In this segment, Dr. Michael Schwartz discusses current topics in Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine including mental health treatment legislation and evolutionary biology. Also, Dr. Schwartz talks about how an on-line journal can facilitate discussion on timely and controversial issues in the United States as seen through the eyes of the world.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD

Dr. Michael Schwartz introduces us to a new, on-line, open access medical journal which discusses the Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine.