Second Opinion LIVE!

Hosts Drs. Michael Greenberg and Matt Birnholz are joined by guest Dr. Sherry Seethaler, author of the recently published book Curious Folks Ask: 162 Real Answers on Amazing Inventions, Fascinating Products and Medical Mysteries — and our hosts try to understand some of the origins of several medical myths and mysteries. They also discuss pill popping in the military, the explosion of Health Information Acronyms - and more! This is the one-year anniversary of Second Opinion Live — don't miss it!

In this rebroadcast of the March 17th show, your hosts talk to Kaiser Fung, author of the book Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything You Do, about controversies in PSA screening, mammogram guidelines, personalized medicine and placebos. Plus: Smartphones, primary care salaries, and more.

Dr. Rebecca Patchin, American Medical Association board chair, gives the view from Capitol Hill after several days of testifying and speaking with legislators about the various needs of healthcare reform. Topics include reimbursement rates, health insurance and others. Also on this week's program, Dr. Matt Birnholz and Dr. Michael Greenberg speak with Dr. Joe Kim from the HIMSS Conference in Atlanta about some of the latest in medical IT offerings.

Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with Dr. James Watson, winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA. They discuss Dr. Watson's current and most pressing interest in cancer research, and its biochemical causes. Also, blogger and physician technologist Dr. Joseph Kim joins Drs Michael Greenberg and Matt Birnholz to talk about Apple's new iPad and its potential uses in healthcare. Dr. Kim is the author of several blogs, including Medicine and Technology. And in the Forum, Greenberg and Birnholz discuss the Lancet retraction of the MMR vaccine and autism link research.

Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with Dr. James Watson, winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA. They discuss Dr. Watson's current and most pressing interest in cancer research, and its biochemical causes. Also, blogger and physician technologist Dr. Joseph Kim joins Drs Michael Greenberg and Matt Birnholz to talk about Apple's new iPad and its potential uses in healthcare. Dr. Kim is the author of several blogs, including Medicine and Technology. And in the Forum, Greenberg and Birnholz discuss the Lancet retraction of the MMR vaccine and autism link research.

Several weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we revisit the medical response with three physicians, all with different specialties and all with a deep connection to Haiti. Hosts Dr. Matt Birnholz and Dr. Michael Greenberg speak with Dr. Anthony Alessi, host of ReachMD's NeuroFrontiers and a practicing neurologist, who traveled to Haiti on a medical mission. We also also speak with Dr. Lewis G. Zirkle, Jr., an orthopedic surgeon who introduced the SIGN (Surgical Implant Generation Network) program. Additionally, our hosts speak with Dr. Daniel Fitzgerald, from the Weill Cornell Medical College, about his work with Gheskio Relief in Haiti.

Several weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we revisit the medical response with three physicians, all with different specialties and all with a deep connection to Haiti. Hosts Dr. Matt Birnholz and Dr. Michael Greenberg speak with Dr. Anthony Alessi, host of ReachMD's NeuroFrontiers and a practicing neurologist, who traveled to Haiti on a medical mission. We also also speak with Dr. Lewis G. Zirkle, Jr., an orthopedic surgeon who introduced the SIGN (Surgical Implant Generation Network) program. Additionally, our hosts speak with Dr. Daniel Fitzgerald, from the Weill Cornell Medical College, about his work with Gheskio Relief in Haiti.

Joining our hosts this week is Dr. Josephine P. Brigggs, director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Dr. Briggs brings her focus on translational research to the position. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the agency, Dr. Briggs discusses what has been learned and what can be expected in the future.

Also on the program: a look back at the top medical stories of the year, a discussion of the latest ReachMD Poll, and the curious case of one New York clinic with two entrances, two names, and two pricing structures.

It is a long way from the tranquil hills of Tennessee to the war-torn streets of Nigeria, Darfur or Sri Lanka, but that path is the one chosen by surgeon Dr. Thomas Krueger. Dr. Krueger served overseas on four missions with Doctors Without Borders, the international medical organization, and has plans to go abroad again. He is also featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary on the organization, Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders. In this discussion with the Second Opinion Live hosts, Dr. Krueger speaks about what he learned, how he helped, and why this service was important for him to perform.

It is a long way from the tranquil hills of Tennessee to the war-torn streets of Nigeria, Darfur or Sri Lanka, but that path is the one chosen by surgeon Dr. Thomas Krueger. Dr. Krueger served overseas on four missions with Doctors Without Borders, the international medical organization, and has plans to go abroad again. He is also featured in the Academy Award-nominated documentary on the organization, Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders. In this discussion with the Second Opinion Live hosts, Dr. Krueger speaks about what he learned, how he helped, and why this service was important for him to perform.