Blood Donation
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Hampstead blood drive shows importance of donationsHéma-Québec needs 1,000 donations every day just to keep up with demand in Quebec hospitals. Every donation saves an estimated three lives.HealthAug 22
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Canadian Blood Services asks Calgarians to fill hundreds of open appointmentsCalgary has 534 appointments that need to be filled to meet inventory levels for the rest of July, according to the Canadian Blood Services.HealthJul 22
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B.C. bear attack survivor joins blood donation campaign to give backColin Dowler, who fought the grizzly bear off with a pocket knife, said he would not have survived without a generous infusion of donated blood.HealthJul 18
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Blood donations dry up during summer months, Canadian Blood Services saysLisa Beechinor with Canadian Blood Services said 50 per cent of Canadians are waiting for someone to ask them to donate blood.HealthJul 10
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‘A bag of life:’ Ontario family hopes boy’s leukemia battle inspires blood donationsAt just two years old, Ezra Gulliver was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia – blood cancer, specifically in the bone marrow. His family says blood donors helped save his life.HealthJun 14
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Students, parents, come together to make Halifax’s largest blood donationThe group of about 70 students and parents, calling themselves the "333 Lifesavers", offered up the largest group blood donation to take place in Halifax on Saturday.CanadaJun 10
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Are female blood donors riskier than men? A new study challenges past fearsA study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is challenging long-held assumptions that blood donations from women carried a higher risk of death for recipients.CanadaApr 12
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Kelowna, B.C. first responders join forces to donate plasma"Every time you come in here you're making a difference for someone in Canada."LifestyleApr 5
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‘Let’s do this together’: Okanagan company encouraging others to donate plasmaPlasma makes up 55 per cent of blood and is used to make life-saving medication to treat a variety of diseases.HealthMar 22
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Canadian Blood Services opens new Regina donor centreRick Prinzen, Canadian Blood Services chief supply chain officer and vice-president of donors, said the new centre is one of the best in the network.HealthFeb 2
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