Organ Transplant

• Kidney in a box: Advancements in transplant technology allows for quicker recovery

  Edmonton is the first centre in Canada to utilize the XVIVO Kidney Assist Transport, which has proven to help in patient recovery after the kidney has been transplanted.

  Health

  Jul 31
  
• Green Shirt Day urges Canadians to register as organ donors

  Green Shirt Day is the legacy of 21-year-old Logan Boulet who was one of 16 people, including 10 players, killed in the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash in April 2018.

  Health

  Apr 7
  
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• McGill bioengineer creates lung tissue using 3D printing

  Thanks to 3D printing technology, a bioengineer at the McGill University Health Centre is taking personalized health care to a whole new level.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2025
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• Game-changing technique could boost organ transplants in Canada. Here’s how

  In a Canadian first, Lawson Health Research Institute successfully employed a groundbreaking technique to optimize and transplant organs from donors after circulatory death.

  Health

  Jun 27, 2024
• Woman who couldn’t afford to stay in Vancouver for lung transplant meets with B.C. premier

  A B.C. rural transplant patient met with Premier David Eby on Thursday to discuss monetary issues that transplant patients face when having to go to a major city for care.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2024
• Alberta woman who was denied organ transplant after refusing COVID vaccine dies

  Sheila Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2023
• Woman donates her womb to sister in first-ever U.K. transplant

  The living donor, who had already birthed two children, donated the organ to her 34-year-old sister, who was born with an undeveloped womb.

  Science

  Aug 23, 2023
• 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.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 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.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2023
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• Saskatchewan Health Authority confirms supply doesn’t meet demand for kidney transplant list

  Bailey said that if the health authority wants to speed up the surgical backlog, they need to change some of their processes and advocate for transplant programs.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2023