CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
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The possibility that an amendment to new firearms legislation would require physicians to report potentially violent patients raises the controversial issues of physicians' legal duty to warn and the ability of physicians and other health care professionals to predict violent behaviour. For these reasons, it will be necessary to follow carefully any proposed amendments to the legislation.
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A woman from Hamilton, Ont., is suing a local hospital an three physicians, alleging that she suffered excessive pain while giving birth. The first-time mother alleges that she experienced excessive pain during delivery despite her repeated requests for pain relief.