A successful relationship between a doctor and patient relies on trust, and that includes trusting a doctor to not share information that might be considered embarrassing, unflattering or stigmatizing.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-07-24 14:15:28">July 24, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.</time>

A successful relationship between a doctor and patient relies on trust, and that includes trusting a doctor to not share information that might be considered embarrassing, unflattering or stigmatiz…{ai:summary}<p>In the dim light of his office, the doctor understood the unspoken pact with his patients—trust, a fragile thing, built on the assurance that secrets would remain buried, not fodder for gossip. It was the only currency that mattered in a world eager to judge. </p><p>Broken trust spelled disaster, leaving behind only echoes of what once could have been. #health</p>

Should doctor-patient confidentiality still apply when the patient is the president?

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