American Medical News - PROFESSION http://www.amednews.com/profession Medical news from the Profession section of the news sourse for America's physicians en-us Newspaper Medical news Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT Copyright 2009 American Medical Association American Medical News http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/images/rss.gif http://www.amednews.com/ 88 31 The news source for America's physicians Physician-patient privilege waived in fraud probe http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/07/06/prsa0706.htm Physicians worry the Ohio Supreme Court ruling could open patient records in other types of cases and create additional risk for doctors. Transplant physicians face ethics of paternity discoveries http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/07/06/prsb0706.htm When unexpected news arises during donor-match testing, doctors find they need a set policy on what to reveal. 5 people die under new Washington physician-assisted suicide law http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/07/06/prsc0706.htm Fourteen patients in that state requested doctors' aid in dying. Meanwhile, more patients than ever made use of Oregon's death-with-dignity law in 2008.