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‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment
‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment Doctors ask demographic questions during treatment to collect data that can help researchers understand who gets sick, why they get sick, and how to design interventions to improve health outcomes. The data collected from these questions can be used to predict conditions like preeclampsia, cardiovascular […]
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Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake
Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what’s at stake The US Department of Justice has issued over 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics treating transgender patients under age 19, raising medical privacy concerns and putting providers in a […]
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