Liver Transplants
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Ontario considers end to 6-month abstinence requirement for liver transplantsIn a letter announcing the proposed change, a lawyer for the Trillium Gift of Life Network said the recommendation comes from a committee overseeing a still-running three-year pilot project.HealthOct 28, 2020
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B.C. man closer to liver transplant after ‘misunderstanding’ over alcohol abstinence policyIn a statement Thursday, BC Transplant said the policy had actually been removed in May.CanadaAug 15, 2019
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Alcohol abstinence policy for liver transplants discriminatory, Indigenous advocates sayThe policy requires potential organ transplant recipients to abstain from alcohol for six months.CanadaAug 13, 2019
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Young Calgary cancer patient recovering from liver transplant needs ‘a miracle’Shortly before her second birthday, Greta had been diagnosed with hepatablastoma, a rare form of pediatric liver cancer.HealthJun 20, 2017
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