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November 17, 2015

People have right to know environmental causes of illness, doctor says

In this Sept. 9, 2014, file photo, a young man collects items on Jawahar Lal Nehru Lake after a festival in Bhopal, India. Some doctors say patients have a right to have causes of illness, especially from environmental pollution, studied as part of their care.

VATICAN CITY - Patients have a right to a diagnosis that includes the possible causes of their illness, not just treatment addressing the symptoms, said a doctor invited to a Vatican-sponsored congress.

Published in Vatican