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When Back Pain Strikes: Why Surgery Isn't Always the Answer
01/2/2026 | 4 mins.
Most back pain doesn't require surgery—so why are we spending two billion dollars over a three-year period on it?
The Blue Blood That Saves Lives — But At What Cost?
25/1/2026 | 5 mins.
Every medical injection you've ever received was safety-tested using the blue blood of a 450-million-year-old creature — and we're finally questioning whether that's worth their survival.
The Antidepressant Trap: The Story We Weren’t Told
18/1/2026 | 5 mins.
My patient Paul has been trying to stop his antidepressants for months, and what's keeping him trapped reveals a truth the medical community has been slow to acknowledge.
When Politics Replaces Science, Public Health Pays the Price
11/1/2026 | 4 mins.
The flu is surging, vaccine recommendations just got gutted, and somehow we're being told to trust butter over science—here's why you should be worried.
What My Patients Taught Me About Gratitude
21/12/2025 | 5 mins.
When two of my patients faced serious health crises, their unexpected response taught me something profound about the science and practice of gratitude—lessons worth carrying into the new year.

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An examination of medical ethics and the practitioners who define them. Sign up to receive the Second Opinion topics in newsletter form at kcrw.com/newsletters .

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