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Be Kind: Doctor wipes away 650K in debt as gift to patients
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Dr. Omar Atiq, a retiring doctor from Arkansas with ties to New York, wiped away $650,000 in total debt from his patients' balances as a parting gift.
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