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Mar 21, 2025

Treating Family, Friends or Yourself? A Good Deed May Not Go Unpunished

Ask any physician and they will have a story about that one cousin who always is asking them to diagnose their symptoms at the family holiday gathering; or their sibling who calls them to prescribe an antibiotic to treat what they’re sure is another strep throat.

As professionals, physicians often consider it a privilege to be able to assist their family and friends with medical concerns, and said family and friends consider it a major convenience to have a physician in the family. Physicians even may feel obligated to treat family and friends who cannot obtain a timely appointment with their own physicians or will incur significant out of pocket expenses for medical treatment. To read the entire article, click here.