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Majestic_Yoghurt2409 t1_j6525q2 wrote

Reply to comment by sawyouoverthere in Conjoined twin girls separated at Cook Children's Medical Center by leslie_n0pe

One of them gets regular treatment for sickle cell, but I agree it is misleading. There is a much better and detailed article you can read through the hospital's website.

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sawyouoverthere t1_j652x5i wrote

Yes...so not just "like a patient at a dr practice" then I guess, but being treated by the hospital as written. Not that SCA is anything to do with the conjoined twins, I don't think (I have no idea if there's any particular risk factor for conjoining)

But also....isn't that nearing a HIPAA violation to reveal who is a patient, when it's not part of the story in question? (I suppose the parents may have given consent for that to be shared)

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ontopofyourmom t1_j66ds1o wrote

It would only be a HIPAA violation if the hospital or insurance company made the disclosure.

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