In the US, and perhaps other common law jurisdictions, there is an exception to the hearsay evidence rule for medical records. [1] This reflects or is a result

In the US, and perhaps other common law jurisdictions, there is an exception to the hearsay evidence rule for medical records. [1] This reflects or is a result of the same root cause as the issue discussed here: there is an almost mystical air surrounding items written by a medical doctor, even if what's written is just parroting the patient. Or maybe the two things aren't related, but they're both weird in the day and age where TV commercials urge us to prod our doctor into prescribing the latest drug. [1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_803 https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_803