Organ Donation
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Quebec’s organ donor wait list decreasing, but the province can do betterAs of Dec. 31 there were 853 people on Transplant Quebec's waiting list, compared to 913 on the same date in 2022.HealthFeb 29
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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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B.C. sees another record-setting year for organ donations, transplantsNumbers released Monday show that hundreds of people in B.C. received organ donations last year due to a record number of donors.HealthJan 29
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More Quebecers donated organs after medically assisted death: studyResearchers say 64 people in Quebec donated their organs after receiving medical assistance in dying between 2018 and the end of 2022.HealthJan 29
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Calgarian with life-threatening condition part of new campaign to boost organ donationPeople who’ve learned of Judy Morrison’s plight have now come together in a new effort to help her and others hoping for a kidney transplant.HealthNov 29, 2023
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New documentary follows Penticton, B.C., woman’s journey as an organ donorTwelve years ago, Shelley Hunt became an altruistic kidney donor, offering to give one of her kidney's to a stranger. Her story is now the centre of the new film "Because I Can."LifestyleNov 19, 2023
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Are pig heart transplants a reality? Successful surgery shows it’s possibleA married father of two last month became the second patient in the world to receive a successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart. A month later he's doing well.HealthOct 25, 2023
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Woman donates her womb to sister in first-ever U.K. transplantThe living donor, who had already birthed two children, donated the organ to her 34-year-old sister, who was born with an undeveloped womb.ScienceAug 23, 2023
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Who should get your organs? How assisted death raises hard new questionsNew medical guidance takes aim at a challenging question: should people getting assisted death be able to direct who their organ donations go to?HealthJul 6, 2023
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Second highest kidney transplant numbers recorded in Saskatchewan'There are currently 800 Saskatchewan adult and pediatric residents living with a donated organ,' said the Sask. government, noting only a third of Canadians are registered donors.CanadaJul 5, 2023
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