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    • Empowering patients is a key ethical imperative in healthcare.

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    • A pragmatic approach requires attending to each patient's unique vulnerabilities.

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    • Empowering patients necessitates a shift towards a more inclusive and individualized healthcare model.
    • Healthcare professionals should actively work to dismantle conditions that foster vulnerability.
    • A community-based, pragmatic strategy is essential for ethical patient care and empowerment.