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Child's breathing tube can be removed despite parents' protest: Quebec appeal court
The three-judge appeal court panel unanimously ruled that the lower-court decision—while “difficult and heartbreaking''—respected the rights and best interests of the child and that the parents' refusal was unjustified.

Nova Scotia announces changes to treat emergency room patients more quickly

Health Minister Michelle Thompson said Wednesday the deaths of 37-year-old Allison Holthoff and 67-year-old Charlene Snow have “added a sense of urgency'' for action.
Making pig livers human-like in quest to ease organ shortage

The first step for workers in this suburban Minneapolis lab is to shampoo away the pig cells that made the organ do its work.
Prosecutor: Paramedics killed man by strapping him facedown

Illinois authorities filed the charges against Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan on Jan. 9, nearly a month after 35-year-old Earl Moore died.
U.S. feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics

Evidence has mounted over decades that some facilities wrongly diagnose residents with schizophrenia or administer antipsychotic drugs to sedate them.
Poaching of staff top concern for Ontario hospitals over new surgical centres: OHA

Anthony Dale says the new model of care will take a ton of work and presents many risks along the way.
As calls start pouring in, some independent Ont. pharmacies still getting organized on minor ailments

Ontario pharmacists now have the power to prescribe for minor ailments—but some are concerned about the hurdles independent pharmacies face in implementing it.
So, how does this new prescribing thing work? Your peers across Canada share their experience

Some Ontario pharmacists aren’t quite sure what their new ability to assess and, if appropriate, prescribe for minor ailments would look like in actual practice.
Officials promise changes at Montreal hospital after ER nurse protest

More than 90 of 115 nurses in the hospital's ER signed a petition demanding the unit chief resign.