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KCRW's Second Opinion show

KCRW's Second Opinion

Summary: An examination of medical ethics and the practitioners who define them. Dr. Michael Wilkes is a Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Medical Education at UC Davis. He takes on the pharmaceutical and health insurance industries and raises the issues that people face head-on when making medical decisions.

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It seems as if this is not in anyone's best interest.

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The mental health parity law is just not working.

 Antibiotic Overuse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Doctors and patients can?t seem to get this right

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We've come a long way.

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We've come a long way.

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Chronic kidney disease in rice farmers...

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Ayurvedic Medicine and its new sibling ?western medicine?...

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Disease spread from humans to animals.

 TB in Elephants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Disease spread from humans to animals.

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How do you change long held beliefs?

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How do you change long held beliefs?

 Animal: Human Conflict | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We're all from the same family...

 Where Do They Get These FDA Advisory Committees? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Recommendations to approve two drugs that are not ready for prime time.

 Where Do They Get These FDA Advisory Committees? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Recommendations to approve two drugs that are not ready for prime time.

 On the Ground in Nepal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

We need to proceed with care.

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