This article was co-authored by Lauren Rudolph and Robert Muller, Ph.D. “It was one of the most complex experiences I’ve ever gone through. It came with a horrific sense of impending doom, while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaye O’Neill, mother of Samantha O’Neill, is pictured outside of the B.C. Supreme Court, with Sam's father, Jim, at her side. (Ben ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sad, scary story broke late last month involving Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying program (usually referred to by its ...

Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or cruelty? “I cannot get through a day,” Paula had said at an assessment for ...

What does it mean to die well, with dignity? The question is at the heart of the contentious debate over whether legalizing physician-assisted death for terminally ill patients is an act of compassion ...

A new study in the Journal of Hepatology highlights this additional source of grafts to help meet the increasing demand for organs and its impact on recipients as well as donors As of 2025, organ ...

A group of advocates is pushing to make Connecticut the next state to allow the practice of aid-in-dying, also known as ...

There was no association for donation after circulatory death with graft loss; the lack of association persisted in a multivariable Cox regression analysis. HealthDay News — Survival is similar for ...

EDMONTON — Alberta politicians returned to the legislature Tuesday for the spring sitting, with proposed legislation on the agenda ranging from immigration to medical assistance in dying.

In 2022, Vafaeian had requested to die under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), but this was denied. Then, in December, Vafaeian, who was blind in one eye, diabetic and struggling with ...