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Second Opinion

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Second Opinion
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    The Power of a Passport and the Privilege to Leave

    31/05/2026 | 5 mins.
    I packed my bag, crossed the border, and eventually flew home to safety. The health care workers I left behind had no such option.
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    We Knew It Was Coming — We Just Didn't Care

    24/05/2026 | 4 mins.
    From the Uganda-Congo border: a firsthand account of an Ebola outbreak, a failing response, and the political decisions that made it worse.
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    A Ship, a Virus, Nine Countries. And We Weren't There. We Built It, And Then We Broke It.

    15/05/2026 | 5 mins.
    America built the global health system that protects us all — and then walked away from it.
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    Cut and No Cure - When Doing Nothing Beats Going Under the Knife

    10/05/2026 | 5 mins.
    What if one of the most common surgeries performed in the world turned out to be no better than a fake one — and we kept doing it anyway?
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    Eight Legs, One Bite, Big Trouble

    03/05/2026 | 4 mins.
    There's a vaccine for your dog. There isn't one for you. And that's not an accident — it's a scandal.
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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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