Second Opinion

Second Opinion

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Second Opinion episodes

December 07, 2008 Moral Courage
Is there a time when it's appropriate for doctors to break rules?
4 min
November 30, 2008 Harmful Effects of Radiation
4 min
November 23, 2008 Variation in Health Care
Why is it that health care in one part of the country is so different than it is in another?
4 min
November 16, 2008 Free Drug Samples
Free drug samples rarely provide an advantage over older drugs that are safer and whose effects are better known. In addition this type of promotion only serves to substantially raise drug prices....
4 min
November 09, 2008 Weight Bias
Why is it that fat people often end up with lower quality care and feeling demoralized after visiting the doctor?
4 min
November 02, 2008 Proposition 4: Parental Consent for Pregnancy Termination
5 min
October 26, 2008 Differences in Requirement of Pain Medication
Why do people require different doses of pain medication for similar problems?
4 min
October 19, 2008 Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination
The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine has been extremely heavily promoted, but is it indicated?
4 min
October 12, 2008 Super-Human Doctors
It is in our best interest if doctors take medicine to give them super-human abilities?
4 min
October 05, 2008 A Patch Work That Works
In our mess of a healthcare system, there are some shining examples of a community pulling together for a person...
4 min

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