Previously, the retirement of a doctor meant the end of any inquiry by the ombudsman, while the doctor concerned could still work as a locum treating patients.

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And sample surveys of death certificates, followed by inquiries of the doctors concerned, indeed showed that by 2001 in 40% of all deaths the doctor either gave a painkiller that might shorten the patient's life, or simply ceased treatment.

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Cathy Ludlum, of Manchester, a disabled-rights activist who has spinal muscular atrophy, said she is concerned the Public Health Committee has decided to hold the public hearing and worries the issue of doctor-assisted suicide will not go away soon.

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That argument doesn't mean spit to the New York regulators, who are concerned about the reliability of the online tests and their potential to send people rushing to their doctor demanding a cure for a fatal disease they may never get.

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As she accepted the Intellectual Property Owner's Association 's 27th Annual Inventor of the Year award on June 28 for her work in tissue engineering--she is the first individual woman to win the award--her Donna Reed-style hair and her concerned expression made her look like a doctor about to apply a Band-Aid.

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One doctor confided that he and his colleagues were not completely sure of the content of the toxic waste, and advised concerned patients not to drink milk in case the waste was radioactive.

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On the shutdown, potential shutdown, there are still surveys that have shown that there are still a lot of people out there who are concerned that things like -- about things like Social Security checks and whether -- going to the doctor under Medicare or Medicaid.

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