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Canada Debates on Assisted-Dying Law for Terminally-ill Patients

By Jenn Loro - May 11, 2016 12:27 PM EDT

The controversial law that seeks to legalize physician-assisted suicide is currently being scrutinized in the parliament for fine-tuning before being debated and voted upon. If the proposed legislation becomes law, Canada will join a host of other countries with varying forms of the same law.

Rare Blood Infection Results To 17 Deaths In Wisconsin

By Jenn Loro - Mar 21, 2016 08:15 AM EDT

A rare blood infection linked to 54 recorded cases and 17 deaths in Wisconsin appeared to have reached Michigan. The infection usually preys elderly people with either weak immune system or an underlying health conditions

Nearly 400 Cases of Norovirus tied to Theater Restaurant in Kansas

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 29, 2016 03:41 PM EST

Almost 400 people have fallen ill from a norovirus outbreak that has been tied to a Kansas theater restaurant.

Terminally Ill Patients Die More Peacefully At Home, Study

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 13, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

Scientists found that factors contributed to a less stressful end of life for terminally ill patients at home than in the hospital.

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