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Second Opinion

KCRW

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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Do doctors keep up to date with their medical knowledge?
It’s hard to tell, but we have no way to know for sure.
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Will AI replace clinicians?
AI is increasingly being used to collect and process clinical information. Whether this is a good thing depends on who you ask.
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4:59
When is a disease not a disease?
When one in three people have an abnormal lab test, does it become a disease?
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How Medical Data Bases Lead to Better Individual Treatment
By collecting health data across large populations of people, we can identify patterns that help us all.
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Thinking of taking one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs?
Unfortunately, I can offer no strong advice. The drugs seem to be effective, but, like with any new drug, we just don’t have all the answers.
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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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