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Struck off podiatrist convicted for posing as practitioner on national TV, treating patients

October 20, 2026 — 4:01pm A disgraced former podiatrist has been convicted of posing as a registered healthcare practitioner after he treated patients and appeared on national television, warning viewers of the perils of pointy shoes while he was suspended. Heassan Al Hamid continued…

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The problem with labeling my diagnosis ‘cancer’

Opinion | The problem with labeling my DCIS diagnosis ‘cancer’ The Washington Post I appreciated Mikkael A. Sekeres’s Oct. 12 online column, “I’m an oncologist. Here’s what to know about DCIS or Stage 0 breast cancer,” about whether to remove the word “cancer…

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