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Second Opinion

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Second Opinion
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    Dyslexia, Shame, and the Myth of Intelligence

    22/03/2026 | 5 mins.
    The same children once labeled deficient are often highly capable adults — if they survive a system that misjudges them early. Dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence, but everything to do with how badly we teach reading and judge those who struggle.
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    Why Competition Doesn't Work in Medicine — And Can Actually Make Things Worse

    15/03/2026 | 5 mins.
    “A built bed is a filled bed” – why in American healthcare, more supply doesn't lower costs, it raises them.
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    Why Nurses May Be a Key to Fixing American Healthcare

    09/03/2026 | 5 mins.
    New research suggests that expanding nurses’ roles in our hospitals could be one of the smartest — and most urgent — steps we can take for the future of American healthcare.
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    TrumpRx: What the President Didn’t Tell You

    01/03/2026 | 5 mins.
    The President says TrumpRx will give Americans the lowest drug prices in the world — but a closer look reveals a much more limited program that will leave most patients exactly where they started.
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    The Boring Secret to Living Longer

    22/02/2026 | 5 mins.
    One in four Americans die before age 70 — not because we lack longevity supplements, but because we've abandoned the basic primary care that keeps people alive.

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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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