Second Opinion

Do doctors need to conform to the traditional appearance of physicians or can they express their personal tastes with nose studs, tattoos and the like?

Often, in our attempt to provide special care for a VIP in a hospital we end up providing substandard care...

What rights do people dying in prison have?

Why is it if we have a scanner that can detect very small lung cancers it doesn't save lives?

What happens when a patient needs a treatment and there is no record of their preferences?

Should we pay someone to take their medicines if they're not willing to do so on their own?...

Why can't we develop a fair, honest and unbiased way to conduct research on the effectiveness and safety of medications?

Even after a person dies their records are confidential...

For people with memory problems driving can be unsafe but what is the doctor's duty to the patient or to society?