Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Fertility doc who allegedly mixed up sperm gets hearing date

A fertility specialist from Ottawa is awaiting a hearing date with his provincial college after agreeing to suspend his practice of artificial inseminations.
Filipino hospital workers win nearly million-dollar settlement in California English-only case

Dozens of Filipino hospital workers in California will share a nearly $1 million settlement in a lawsuit claiming they were targeted by a rule requiring English only at work, federal officials said Monday.
Social cost of generic OxyContin abuse exceeds price savings

TORONTO _ New research by the Canadian Health Policy Institute (CHPI) suggests the avoidable costs of OxyContin abuse could exceed the savings expected from generic prices by up to $415 million annually.
Alberta MDs under ‘assault’: incoming AMA head

Is Alberta’s summer of discontent a precursor to an ugly winter?
N.B. IMG wins case to have licence downgrade reversed
These are not tweets from Deb Matthews
Ontario fee talks restart with mediator on standby

Health minister says fiscal ‘targets’ remain the same
Four MDs win in Quebec election

OHA objects to proposed cap on hospital executive salaries