Liver Disease

• Southern Alberta senior walking to survive terminal illness

  At just 93 and a half years, Sunao Ayukawa has walked nearly 5,000km, about the distance from Lethbridge to Sydney, N.S., in the last year.

  Features

  Aug 8, 2023
  
• AHS warns Edmonton of Hepatatis A case detected in McDonald’s employee

  AHS says anyone who ate from the McDonald's in Nisku at specific times from June 20-24 may be at risk of attracting the disease.

  Health

  Jul 1, 2023
  
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• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise in Canada, especially among children

  Currently, Canadian schools do not teach liver health in the health curriculum and the Canadian Liver Foundation would like that changed.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2023
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• Liver Health Month: How to prevent liver disease

  Holly Nyenkamp with the Canadian Liver Foundation joins Global News Calgary to discuss the rise in Canadians at risk for liver disease and how you can improve your liver health.

  Health

  Mar 12, 2023
• Family of 6-month-old Toronto baby girl pleads for live liver donor to save her life

  A family from Bangladesh, is encouraging people to consider living organ donations as they wait for their young daughter to get a liver transplant that could save her life.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2022
• Montreal public health warns of possible hepatitis A exposure at bakery

  Anyone who ate food purchased from Boulangerie Baladi in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que., Aug. 17-30 may have been exposed to hepatitis A, public health authorities say.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2022
• Canada records 10 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, 1 new case in Alberta

  Ten children have now been found to be suffering from a severe case of hepatitis over a five-month period including a new case in Alberta.

  Health

  May 22, 2022
• Alberta reporting 2 probable cases of mystery liver disease in patients under 16: Hinshaw

  Alberta's chief medical officer of health says there are two probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children in the province.

  Health

  May 11, 2022
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• 7 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children reported at Toronto’s SickKids Hospital

  SickKids Hospital says there are currently seven probable cases of severe acute hepatitis being reported at the downtown Toronto hospital for children.

  Health

  May 10, 2022
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• U.S. probing 109 severe hepatitis cases of ‘unknown origin’ in kids

  The CDC said it is working with counterparts in Europe to understand the cause of the infections that can cause liver damage and lead to liver failure.

  World

  May 6, 2022