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During the last decades, patient faith in physicians has declined.Doctors are distrusted for several reasons, including incorrect conclusions that had fatal consequences for patients.Doctors may have prescribed inappropriate medications which produced negative effects or didn't benefit patients.Medical blunders have sometimes occurred due to carelessness or neglecting information.Patients feel abandoned and don't know what their doctors are doing.Customers are even less trusting of the medical industry due to excessive pricing and lack of transparency.All of these things have made people more skeptical of the medical system, which has caused the doctor-patient relationship to break down.Doctors must address these challenges and regain patient trust to improve healthcare.
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