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Trust: The public health issue that has fractured the doctor/patient relationship

Natalia Reyes sits in the exam room as she gets a health care checkup at a Planned Parenthood health center on June 23, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Natalia Reyes sits in the exam room as she gets a health care checkup at a Planned Parenthood health center on June 23, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

When you don’t feel well, and don’t know why, the last thing you want is to be dismissed by your doctor. More and more patients are taking it on themselves to research their own symptoms, and looking for answers and diagnoses through online forums.

What’s happening at the doctor’s office that is causing a disconnect and distrust between patients and their doctors? Today, we’re talking about the relationship between doctors and their patients, and how that’s impacting diagnosis.

We want to hear from you. When was the last time you were at a doctor’s office? Did you feel heard and respected? Did you feel like you could trust your doctor to provide you with the best healthcare you can get?

If you're a doctor, what would you like your patients to know?

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Sujata Srinivasan is Connecticut Public Radio’s senior health reporter. Prior to that, she was a senior producer for Where We Live, a newsroom editor, and from 2010-2014, a business reporter for the station.
Tess is a senior producer for Connecticut Public news-talk show Where We Live. She enjoys hiking Connecticut's many trails and little peaks, knitting, gardening and writing in her seven journals.