If that's what the patient wants to do, they need to respect that wish.

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"We need to be patient because it's a flat wicket and there are good batsmen still to come, " said Dhoni.

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But unlike the case with malaria or tuberculosis, AIDS drugs need to be provided over the patient's lifetime.

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Moreover, there were significant differences between mutations in the original tumor and the site of metastasis, suggesting the need for additional biopsies as a patient's cancer progresses.

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Doctors need full access to all of a patient's data, so they can deliver the appropriate care.

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To some extent it's personalised, because what you need as a patient in terms of your diet often is very personal.

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Japan's economic doctors need to adjust the mix of monetary and fiscal treatments if the patient is not to slip back into a coma.

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So what we're saying is we should have the clinical freedoms to work with the patients for the patients' benefit to work out who takes priority in a cash limited system and make sure the patient gets the quality service that they need for their complaint - not the one that's politically expedient.

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She said doctors may need to spend more time investigating patient reports of FHS so they can put both the child's and the parent's minds at rest.

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