Liver Transplant

• Edmonton school boards offer work exemptions to select staff due to COVID-19

  Options can include either working from home, working at the site with extra supports or accessing leave entitlements.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2020
• Calgary man makes public plea for liver donation as health deteriorates

  "This is much bigger than me. There are thousands of people across Canada that are waiting for organs and many of them won't get them."

  Health

  Jan 22, 2020
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• Edmonton boy battles rare disease that makes him ‘itch like crazy’

  It started with a terrible itch, then the toddler turned yellow.

  Health

  Dec 27, 2019
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• Charter fight over denying liver transplants to alcohol abusers can proceed, Ontario court rules

  Superior Court Justice Andras Schreck rejected arguments from Toronto-based University Health Network that the charter does not apply to it as a private entity.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2019
• B.C. man closer to liver transplant after ‘misunderstanding’ over alcohol abstinence policy

  In a statement Thursday, BC Transplant said the policy had actually been removed in May.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019
• Alcohol abstinence policy for liver transplants discriminatory, Indigenous advocates say

  The policy requires potential organ transplant recipients to abstain from alcohol for six months.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2019
• Cobourg woman seeks live organ donor

  A Cobourg woman's desperate search for a live liver donor is highlighting the lack of available organs for transplant in Ontario.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2019
• Toronto hospital performs first paired liver transplant with living donors in North America

  Four surgical teams, four patients and 12 hours later, two people had a new chance at life.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2019
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• Inaugural Green Shirt Day held to raise organ donation awareness in Alberta

  Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge raised organ donor awareness on Sunday.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2019
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• Maple Leafs’ Marner gifts 12-year-old cancer survivor autographed stick after sign catches his eye

  Brock Chessell was hoping his favourite Leafs player, Mitch Marner, would see the sign, but he wasn't prepared for what came next.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2019