How undermining physicians harms society

Olumuyiwa Bamgbade, KevinMD.com, October 2025

Physicians hold one of the most essential and sacred trusts in every society: the care of human life. Yet across many developed nations, this trust is undermined by a growing culture of suspicion, litigation, sensationalism, and retaliation. When unethical malpractice lawyers hunt for profit, unfair regulators overreach with bureaucratic zeal, unprofessional journalists publish half-truths for headlines, or disgruntled patients weaponize complaints, the damage goes far beyond the doctor’s reputation. The needless damage reverberates through the entire health care system.

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