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Hippocratic Oath

When doctors become doctors, they say some special promises called the Hippocratic Oath. It's like promising to do your best to be a good doctor and help people. The promise includes things like:

- Always trying to help patients feel better and not hurt them.
- Keeping people's medical problems a secret, so their private information is safe.
- Teaching other doctors to be good doctors too.
- Not using medicine to do bad things or help people die on purpose.

The Hippocratic Oath is a special promise doctors say to show that they will be good, honest, and helpful to all their patients.