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The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is embarking on what the CMAJ is calling "an ambitious evaluation" of the country's family medicine residency—a two-year program that many medical leaders believe is too short.

Health Canada re-affirmed recently that medical marijuana will continue after full legalization on Oct. 17. But the Canadian Medical Association said Sept. 26 that the group remains concerned about the lack of clinical research, guidance and regulatory oversight for medical cannabis.

For a huge number of MDs, music was once a important part of their life—I think it still should be

Some have criticized such companies for taking advantage of people's hopes, when in fact there is no scientific backing for their claims