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  "id": 15632055,
  "title": "Politics and the Patient Encounter, in Dire Times",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/politics-and-the-patient-encounter-in-dire-times",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-19T16:18:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
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    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/123461"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- It's traditionally been frowned upon for us doctors to talk with patients about voting. But at a time of growing crisis in healthcare, clinicians now face an important decision in the exam room. Should we override the conventional...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}