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Second Opinion: Taking Charge of Your Healthcare

Men's Health: Why Men Die Younger (#510)

Discover why women live longer than men. Biological, social and behavioral issues are discussed.

Education Record Rights: 2 years from each broadcast.

Program Description: This informative, educational and entertaining medical series shows how doctors make decisions. As nationally known doctors and health-care experts talk through real-life cases, viewers acquire a valuable education about disease, diagnosis, treatment and public health policy. The host takes a panel of healthcare professionals through a case, and the discussions break down complex medical issues and let viewers see medical experts struggle to find their way through a series of wrenching decisions. The discussions include diagnosis, treatment, learning points about medical issues, tension between doctors, humor, education and concrete medical information.

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Past Episodes

These episodes of Second Opinion: Taking Charge of Your Healthcare aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

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