PATIENTS have had organs wrongly removed, drill bits left inside them and been scalded by hot water, official NHS data shows. Some 179 serious, preventable safety incidents occurred at hospitals …
This First Person column is written by Glenn Deir, a retired journalist who lives in St. John’s. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I …
A PLAYBOY model has volunteered to be first person to get Elon Musk’s new brain chip implanted in her skull. Kayla Kayden has vowed to become the world’s first “hybrid …
Before Austin Lathlin-Bercier ever mentioned the word “Ukraine” to his parents, his mom Lucy Lathlin knew he wanted to go. Days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February of 2022, …
On Jan. 18, 1998, Kent Dooley sat across from a brilliant pediatric pathologist with a devoted following at Halifax’s IWK Grace children’s and maternity hospital and told him he was …
The experience of a woman in Shanghai who sent her cancer-stricken father to a hospice ward, facing pressure from relatives for not arranging further medical treatment, has triggered a debate …
‘He proposed to me before the transplant and he said, “If I get through this, marry me again,”‘ Bonita Pelley recalls, on the day of her vow renewal ceremony. (Sarah …
Luton captain Tom Lockyer was undergoing tests and scans at hospital on Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Premier League game in England, his club said. Lockyer, who …
A newly published peer-reviewed study found that mistreatment of medical residents in the Maritimes remains common and underreported. From October to November 2021, all 645 medical residents associated with Dalhousie University were …
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was undergoing surgery for a broken hip Saturday after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night when …