Consumer Affairs & Relations

Sunlight is the best disinfectant: The old adage is the guiding principle behind the long anticipated "Sunshine Act" ruling on physician payments in the U.S., which was released on Feb. 1 after much anticipation.

An Ottawa doctor ran a dirty, dangerous clinic that potentially put patients at risk—information made public under a new bylaw allowing the provincial watchdog to release information on Out-of-Hospital clinics.