As an internist, I’ve personally been threatened by a mob boss who didn’t want to be discharged from the hospital, overwhelmed by hordes of Roma families suspicious of medical care for a dying king and asked to withhold information from the public that would be detrimental to a prominent person.

Those are intimidating challenges to professionalism and ethics.VIP syndrome is the tendency of clinicians to treat influential or famous patients differently because they feel pressured to accede to the VIP’s wishes.Psychiatrists have identified three types of “special” patients who can create difficulty by dazzling or intimidating the care team: celebrities, VIPs and potentates.Celebrities focus unwanted media attention on medical care.

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‘Never seen anything like this’: Americans brave hours-long lines to vote in U.S. election

early voting has begun and social media has been flooded with photos and video of voters from across the U.S. facing long lines in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. This year’s election is expected to have an especially high early voter turnout, and many Americans could be waiting hours to cast their votes for either U.S.

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Melania Trump Says Barron Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19, Now Negative

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Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town hall meetings instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia.

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Rambling Donald Trump insists Covid-19 is 'China virus' as 'to me corona means Italy'

Donald Trump said "to me corona means Italy" before calling it the "China virus" as he detailed his own fight with the killer bug.

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AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story

WASHINGTON – Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of an email at the center of the story.

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First lady Melania Trump says son Barron was positive for Covid-19, now negative

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Trump and Biden vying for battleground North Carolina

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Melania Trump Reveals Barron Tested Positive For COVID-19 As Donald Continues To Falsely Claim Immunity

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Donald Trump's son Barron tested positive for Covid-19 after his parents caught virus

Donald Trump's 14-year-old son Barron has tested positive for COVID-19 but exhibited no symptoms. First Lady Melania Trump told how the youngster contracted the virus after both of his parents tested positive.

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Barron Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19 Earlier This Month

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Donald Trump stifles coughs as he struggles through speech recovering from Covid-19

Donald Trump stifled a cough as he gave a speech with a noticeably raspy voice during a White House speech today.

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'Totally Under Control' Directors on White House Corruption and Trump's COVID Diagnosis (Exclusive)

Donald Trump, an oft-repeated turn of phrase the president used in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic to describe his administration's handling of it. The day Gibney finished the film, months after the virus arrived in the U.S.

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Trump's son Barron, 14, recovers after testing positive for Covid-19

President Donald Trump's teenage son Barron contracted Covid-19 after both his parents tested positive, First Lady Melania has revealed.

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Barron Trump Tested Positive for Coronavirus Alongside Parents Donald & Melania Trump

Barron Trump also tested positive for coronavirus.

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Donald Trump's son Barron caught coronavirus says First Lady Melania

Barron Trump, the son of President Donald Trump and Melania Trump, tested positive for coronavirus, the First Lady has confirmed.

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First lady: Barron Trump tested positive for COVID-19

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Barron Trump Tested Positive For COVID-19, Melania Reveals: ‘My Fear’ Had Come ‘True’

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Melania Trump says she has tested negative for COVID-19, reveals son Barron tested positive

First lady Melania Trump (L) looks at her son Barron Trump after U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Barron Trump also tested positive for coronavirus, Melania Trump reveals

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Trump has shown little respect for U.S. science. So why are some parts thriving?

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Murphy: No COVID-19 outbreak stemming from Trump fundraiser

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Trump, Biden to hold dueling town halls Thursday instead of originally scheduled debate

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Trump to face voters’ questions in NBC town hall

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Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense

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Coronavirus: Trump claims individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 are ‘now immune’

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Trump makes water demand of farms priority for new office

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Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt tax record turnover

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Trump, Biden trips illustrate Electoral College calculations

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‘Illegitimate committee process’: Biden, Harris target Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris weighed in on the first day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Supreme Court nominee and President Donald Trump pick, Amy Coney Barrett, on Monday.

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Trump, Republicans increase attacks on Harris as Biden’s lead grows in polls

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Supreme Court won't revive Trump case brought by Democrats

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White House Doctor Says Trump Has Tested Negative for COVID-19

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President Trump to hold rally in Ocala

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Donald Trump says he's 'immune' to coronavirus and offers to kiss thousands of his fans

Donald Trump says he's immune to coronavirus as he insisted that he will start kissing his supporters in a bizarre campaign speech.The US President made the claims before addressing thousands of his fans in Florida without a mask yesterday.He said: "I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women...

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As Trump returns to campaigning, Fauci says U.S. coronavirus cases ‘in a bad place’

Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since disclosing he contracted the coronavirus this month, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said the United States faced a “whole lot of trouble” if it did not encourage universal wearing of face masks and avoid mass gatherings.“We have a baseline of infections now that varies between 40 and 50,000 per day.

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Trump intensifies focus on Harris in final weeks of campaign

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Grasping for a comeback, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying their focus not on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but on his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris — arguing without evidence that it’s Harris, the first Black woman on a major party ticket, who would really be in charge if Democrats win the White House.

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Coronavirus: Trump says in return to campaign trail that he feels ‘powerful’

President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail in Florida on Monday for the first time since he announced his COVID-19 diagnosis, appearing at an outdoor rally without a protective mask and touting his management of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump tossed out masks to the crowd as he entered the airport rally in Sanford and repeatedly talked about his recovery from COVID-19.

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Donald Trump Claims He’s ‘Immune’ To Coronavirus Vows To Give Everyone At Rallies A ‘Big Fat Kiss’

Donald Trump, 74, is insisting he’s just fine one week after being released from the hospital, where he was treated for coronavirus. The president held his first official rally since testing positive for the infectious disease in Sanford, FL on Oct.

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Donald Trump Tests Negative for COVID-19

Donald Trump's physician said the president has tested negative for COVID-19, according to a memo released by the White House on Monday afternoon, about 90 minutes before he is set to hold a rally in Florida. According to Dr. Sean Conley, the president's physician, the president has tested negative «on consecutive days,» and is «not infectious to others.» Conley did not say on which days the president tested negative, and said rapid tests were used to determine the results, which are less accurate than PCR tests. «It is important to note that this test was not used in isolation for the determination of the president's current negative status,» Conley said.

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Trump returns to campaigning after COVID-19 diagnosis

With his doctors saying he’s no longer at risk of spreading COVID-19, U.S. President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail.

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Donald Trump says he'll give 'big fat kiss' to rally crowd after beating coronavirus

Donald Trump said being "immune" to Covid-19 made him feel "so powerful" - telling a crowd in Florida he would give them all a "big fat kiss".

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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