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Anesthesiologist quits hospital to protest shortages
MDs quit over sexual health clinic cutbacks
Med students call for cuts to visa trainees

Distributed education could be expanded to help increase access to domestic graduates, federation argues
New Doctors Nova Scotia president leads by example

Dr. John Chiasson, who has biked to work for 30 years, hopes to get MDs more active
B.C. gov’t slams door in face of BCMA over fee negotiations

Province breaks off negotiations
OMA, OHA reach privilege contract agreement

‘Gag order’ gone and rules for privilege revocation clearer in new document
Oxycodone toxicity deaths in Ontario totalling about 150 a year, more than from HIV, says chief coroner

Dr. McCallum speaks at inquest into two eastern Ontario deaths in 2008
Steroid can reduce hospital stay for pneumonia
Colonoscopy appears safe even with aspirin aboard

CHICAGO | Patients who are scheduled for colonoscopy or polypectomy are often advised to suspend ASA and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy to reduce the risk of bleeding, but new research presented here suggests that might not be necessary.
‘Dr. Death’ dies

Adding bevacizumab to chemo improves ovarian cancer