Organ Transplant

• How 3D printers are building a better world

  From a supply chain crunch, to a housing crisis, to a shortage of life-saving donor organs: 3D printing is providing solutions to all these challenges, and more.

  Canada

  Jun 4
  
• Western University researchers call for end to mandated anonymity in organ donation

  The group says social media has made it easier for donor families and organ recipients to find one another, making existing policy obsolete.

  Health

  Apr 22
  
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• Green Shirt Day: Alberta families share effect of organ donation in honour of Logan Boulet

  Logan Boulet's death has truly transformed organ donation in Canada. Families across Alberta have been inspired to share their own stories about the impact.

  Features

  Apr 7
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• COVID-19 vaccine rules for organ transplants are about aiming for ‘best possible outcome’: experts

  The decision is all about trying to ensure the 'best possible outcome' for the patients receiving a scarce and precious organ amid the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say.

  Canada

  Jan 27
• U.S. man recovering after receiving gene-edited pig heart in world-first transplant

  If proven successful, scientists hope pig organs -- which are being made available to humans through gene editing, could help alleviate shortages of donor organs.

  Health

  Jan 11
• Fewer than 10 people in Saskatchewan received monoclonal treatment

  The head of the SHA said so few people received treatment because more people are getting vaccinated, making them ineligible for care.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2021
• Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO can’t say when surgeries will resume

  The SHA CEO said it might take a year and a half for orthopedic surgeries to resume. A patient in dire need of a kidney says she won't be alive if she needs to wait that long.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2021
• It will be months before Saskatchewan health care can cope, Regina doctor says

  Dr. Alex Wong said the fourth wave may have peaked, but it will still take the healthcare system and staff a long time to recover fully.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2021
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• COVID-19 vaccine now mandatory for transplant recipients at London Health Sciences Centre

  During Monday’s COVID-19 media briefing, LHSC staff announced that in order to receive an organ transplant through LHSC, a recipient will need to be fully vaccinated.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2021
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• Canada’s organ transplant groups reviewing COVID-19 vaccine policy for recipients

  In Canada, organ transplant programs are discussing mandatory vaccination for recipients. Some groups are requiring them, but others are on the fence.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2021