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Its decision says a non-binary person was told they had to choose either male or female to receive lab services and was outed to other patients by being required to discuss their gender identity in a public space.

Despite the name change, the college says there are no material changes to what’s expected of registrants.

Hemmings v. Padmore was a case involving a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest and permanent brain damage following anesthetic complications during an emergency C-section.

Nova Scotia RCMP charged Dr. Sanjeev Sirpal with sexual assault in August 2025 related to allegations at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre near Amherst, N.S. in January of the same year.

Artificial intelligence in clinical practice has the power to receive burden and deliver smarter care—but at what cost?

Justice Minister Sean Fraser introduced a bill Tuesday that, if passed, will stop a scheduled expansion of MAID access to those suffering solely from a mental illness.

The stark difference in opinion between two provinces highlights an ongoing debate about what constitutes true consent among people who have dementia.

Bill C-41 would amend the Criminal Code to allow people to make advance requests to access MAID—though it would be up to provinces to decide whether to fulfil those requests through their own health systems and to enact legislation.

Instead of being called a ‘college,’ this medical licencing authority will now be known as the ‘Nova Scotia Regulator of Medicine.’

Court confirms staff can detain and sedate violent, mentally ill patients before filling in paperwork.