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VIP patients can be a headache for their doctors

  • Written by Nancy Nielsen, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Health Policy, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
VIP patients can be a headache for their doctorsWhite House physician Sean Conley gives an update on the patient-in-chief on Oct. 3.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The medical drama playing out daily since President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19 is alarming – but not surprising. Any physician who’s ever rendered medical advice or hospital care to a prominent person...

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