Canada’s MAID law, which expanded the right to die to people without a terminal illness, raises ethical and medical dilemmas.Read More
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Do Patients Without a Terminal Illness Have the Right to Die?
Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or cruelty?Read More
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The recall of tomatoes distributed in three southern states was upgraded to the most severe warning the agency issues.Read More
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He became an advocate of a woman’s right to choose and once said, “It is always tragic when politics takes the most vulnerable hostage —…
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The outbreak, which was traced to a grower in Florida, has spread to 18 states, according to the C.D.C. Several distributors and stores, including Target,…
View More Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers Sickens 45 PeopleWorld Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
With the welcome mat withdrawn for promising researchers from around the world, America is at risk of losing its longstanding pre-eminence in the sciences.Read More
View More World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump CutsTrump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine
The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.Read More
View More Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. VaccineBiden On His Cancer Diagnosis: ‘We’re Going To Be Able To Beat This’
Former President Joe Biden told reporters that everyone “is very optimistic” about his recovery from prostate cancer.Read More
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