Patients who speak same language as their doctor live longer, study suggests | Unpublished
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Patients who speak same language as their doctor live longer, study suggests

August 2, 2026

Patients who talk with their doctors in the same language they use at home generally tend to live longer, suggests a recent study by researchers at the University of Ottawa and the University of Manitoba.



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