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    Opinion: Is it ever OK for doctors to lie to their patients?

    The foundations of a doctor-patient relationship can remain strong even when doctors tell "white lies."
    by Nana Matoba and Angira Patel Apr 17, 2018 3 minutes

    Doctors shouldn’t lie to their patients, even now when the parsing of words and the telling of white lies is common at the highest level of our government. But they do it all the time — sometimes for personal reasons but most of the time for what they believe is the good of their patients.

    As a neonatologist and a pediatric cardiologist, we know that truth and honesty are key parts of the foundation of the doctor-patient relationship. “Commitment to honesty with patients” is a primary.

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