Kidney
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Why do some communities see fewer living organ donors?A kidney-shaped cake will likely be on the menufor Reema Garcha and her family as they celebrate the six-year anniversary of her kidney donation to her older sister.HealthFeb 19
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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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N.B. woman a perfect match for boyfriend who needed kidney: ‘The gift of life is what she gave me’Brittany Hay and Colin Grieve were matched by friends and now, and now five years since that introduction, they share something even more special -- a kidney.HealthMar 18, 2023
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‘It was just like a miracle’: Saskatoon woman finds kidney donorSince Debbie Onishenko's story came out in August, she's received calls from a bunch of people; some in the same predicament as her, and others, like Brent Kruger, looking to help.HealthFeb 6, 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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A connection on the ringette rink inspired a gift of life to an Alberta teenThey met seven years ago in their small southern Alberta town. Neither of them had any way of knowing their connection would lead them to the operating room for an organ donation.HealthJan 20, 2023
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Calgarians ‘make a huge difference’ for people suffering kidney diseaseA Kidney March organizer is grateful for the support people are offering amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.HealthSep 9, 2021
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Looking back at landmark Calgary kidney transplant 10 years laterIt's been 10 years since Calgary's first anonymous living kidney donor recipient. Since then, donors have come forward to save strangers' lives.HealthJun 7, 2021
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Kidney disease awareness campaign kicks off Monday in Hamilton'When [people] think about kidney disease, they think it's all older people, but it really affects everybody,' Hamilton's Saverina Scozzari says.HealthFeb 26, 2021
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‘Give one up, save somebody’: B.C. hot dog vendor donates kidney to customerAndrew 'Skully' White didn't even know Tim Hiscock's name 18 months ago, though he'd fed him plenty of hotdogs. Now a piece of him is keeping his customer alive.HealthDec 19, 2020
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