Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

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author = Vincent Lam
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country = Canada
language = English
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genre = Literary fiction
publisher = Doubleday in Canada
Weinstein Books in the USA
pub_date = January 17, 2006
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isbn = ISBN 978-0385661430 (Doubleday)
ISBN 9781602860001 (Weinstein Books)
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"Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures" is a short story collection by Vincent Lam, published in 2006. The book, inspired by Lam's own experiences in medical school and as a professional physician, is a volume of interconnected short stories about the lives and relationships of Fitz, Ming, Chen and Sri, four young medical students in Toronto.

"Bloodletting" won the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Television adaptation

On November 10, 2006, Canadian production company Shaftesbury Films announced a deal with Lam to adapt the book into a television series for Movie Central and The Movie Network. According to TMN spokesperson Michelle Marion, "ER" is a medical drama for conventional television. "Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures" is a medical drama for pay television." [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1163156347078&call_pageid=968332188492]

The television series is being written by Jason Sherman. Its official air date and cast have not yet been announced.

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