Organ Transplant
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Saskatchewan teen recovering in Toronto hospital after multi-organ transplantNate Starycki and his mother Jennifer have been in the hospital for roughly four months as Nate recovers from a complex multi-organ transplant in November.CanadaApr 20
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Ontario man believed to be 1st Canadian with COVID-destroyed lungs gets transplantSauve, a healthy, physically fit man before he contracted COVID, saw the infection wreak havoc on his lungs over his two-month stay in the ICUs of two Toronto area hospitals.HealthApr 12
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Nova Scotia organ donor families and recipients applaud new ‘presumed consent’ law'Every day I wake up is found time, and so I’m brimming over with gratitude in a way I have never felt in my life.'Jan 18
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Nova Scotia’s presumed consent law for organ donation takes effectThe new model makes Nova Scotia the first jurisdiction in North America to operate under presumed or “deemed consent.”HealthJan 18
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Calgary mothers encourage organ donation after kidney transplant saves life of young girlThe two Calgary mothers were strangers before this year but have now become inseparable -- and are sharing their stories in hopes of encouraging others to be organ donors.CanadaDec 27, 2020
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Nova Scotia’s presumed consent law for organ donation to go into effect on Jan. 18Nova Scotia will be the first jurisdiction in North America to have a presumed consent law.HealthJun 30, 2020
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Transplant patient’s pandemic life: family bonding, and hope that lungs come soonNova Scotia's 15-year-old Tahlia Ali has been waiting for a lung transplant operation she hopes will change her future.HealthJun 10, 2020
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Canadians waiting for organ transplants feel ‘defeated’ during coronavirus pandemicOrgan transplants in Canada are only being done in "urgent" cases, leaving many Canadians unsure when they will receive the organ that will save their life.LifestyleApr 19, 2020
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Creepy crochet: Doctors grow human ‘skin yarn’ for stitching up cutsFrench researchers have used human cells to grow a skin-crawling replacement for surgical thread.TrendingFeb 6, 2020
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Calgary woman calls organ donation her ‘Christmas miracle’A Calgary woman who was told she might have to wait up to nine years for a kidney transplant is calling her organ donation a "Christmas miracle."HealthDec 24, 2019
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