Second Opinion

Why Dying Needs More Than Medicine

Medical Care is often not enough. Doulas are bringing an ancient practice back to modern dying—one family at a time.

Follow the Money: What Super Bowl Health Ads Really Sell

Super Bowl medical ads use celebrity endorsements and fear tactics to promote disease screening - not primarily for public health, but to expand the patient pool for new, expensive treatments.

When Back Pain Strikes: Why Surgery Isn't Always the Answer

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?

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

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.