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Dark Secrets from the Operating Room.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues American scare about most.

Patients need to have trust in their doctors, and doctors cultivate what's called a compassionate

bedside manner.

But their behavior in the operating room doesn't always inspire confidence.

The annals of internal medicine has created a firestorm with stories of racism and misogyny

with overtones of sexual assault

while patients were under sedation.

Accused of vilifying an entire profession, the publication says doctors need to think twice,

especially when they are role models for medical students.

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International Program Fund. Hello again. Moran Alney, back with To the Point. Stories of outrageous behavior by doctors in operating rooms have the medical profession in an uproar.

They were reported in the annals of internal medicine, which is accused of creating mistrust among patients.

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