{"id":44250,"date":"2024-05-06T15:25:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/readers-consider-medical-privacy-where-sharks-rank-in-food-webs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:25:30","slug":"readers-consider-medical-privacy-where-sharks-rank-in-food-webs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/readers-consider-medical-privacy-where-sharks-rank-in-food-webs\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers consider medical privacy, where sharks rank in food webs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People with chronic conditions are taking medical research into their own hands, Betsy Ladyzhets<\/strong> reported in \u201cPatient as scientist<\/a>\u201d (<\/em>SN: 3\/23\/24, p. 22).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor, a patient highlighted in the story, asked to be identified by only his first name. But the story prints the full name of his spouse. \u201cHow exactly does that maintain [Connor\u2019s] medical privacy?\u201d reader Tom Begich<\/strong> asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor\u2019s spouse, Nicole Bruno, agreed to print her last name because it differs from Connor\u2019s, Ladyzhets<\/strong> says. As part of Science News<\/em>\u2019 fact-checking process, Ladyzhets<\/strong> also confirmed other details with the couple before publication.<\/p>\n\n\n