Dialysis
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Saskatoon-developed app connects dialysis patients to experts and othersA new app developed by a USask professor and a Saskatoon-based software company allows dialysis patients to share their experiences and give feedback to experts.HealthJul 26, 2023
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Simcoe, Ont. woman ‘preemptively’ seeks kidney donor to avoid long wait, dialysisA Norfolk County woman wants to avoid dialysis and the province's organ wait list by proactively searching for a living kidney donor through social media.HealthFeb 1, 2023
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London, Ont. researchers preform largest dialysis temperature trial for kidney patientsA new study shared findings from a large clinical trial through Lawson Health Research Institute, ICES Western and Western University.HealthNov 8, 2022
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Lawson study finds high rate of mortality among those with COVID-19-caused acute renal failureDuring the first two waves, 271 Ontarians developed an acute kidney injury caused by a severe case of COVID-19, requiring acute dialysis. Within 90 days, 64 per cent had died.HealthMar 14, 2022
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Manitoba opens state-of-the-art kidney unit at HSCA new hemodialysis unit has opened at Health Sciences Centre to help Manitobans who need renal care. The unit will have 22 stations with capacity for up to 132 patients.HealthMar 1, 2021
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After issuing social media plea, Saint John, N.B., woman still waiting for live kidney donorKara Phinney was born with small kidneys and has been on nine hours of home dialysis per day for more than a year.HealthJul 12, 2020
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Coronavirus: Toronto hospital brings dialysis to seniors in long-term care, retirement homes"In the past it was not even clear why we couldn't, and here it is happening for the first time in a way that is very convenient for the patients and hopefully will save money and prevent the patients from getting sicker"HealthJul 10, 2020
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Edmonton woman hopes to find kidney donor with LRT adsAn Edmonton woman who has kidney failure is using ads to find a donor.HealthNov 24, 2019
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Nova Scotia announces Dartmouth dialysis expansion amid concerns over patient displacementAs first reported by Global News this August, the expansion has raised concerns for some of the 55 patients who are being displaced from the Dartmouth General due to the construction.HealthOct 15, 2019
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Nova Scotia to spend $7.5 million to expand dialysis unit at Dartmouth GeneralThere are currently 10 dialysis chairs at the hospital, and the expansion project will bring that number to 16.HealthOct 15, 2019
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