Organ Transplants

• Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere, say doctors

  Only four surgeons do all British Columbia's kidney transplants at two Vancouver hospitals. Kidneys that can't be used are getting shipped to other provinces.

  Health

  Jul 4, 2023
  
• Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear unvaccinated Alberta woman’s case for organ donation

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of an Alberta woman who was unwilling to be vaccinated in order to get a life-saving organ transplant.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2023
  
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• B.C. man dies from freak snowmobile accident, donated organs help 13 people

  “Trevor touched 13 different people when he left this world. And that is an amazing thing.”

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2023
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• Synthetic embryos made without sperm or egg formed brain, beating heart: study

  Scientists have created synthetic embryos that can last over a week in test tubes, potentially providing an answer to the shortage of organ donations for transplant.

  Science

  Sep 6, 2022
• ‘Selfless acts’: B.C. received record-breaking number of deceased organ donations in 2021

  “Becoming an organ donor is an incredibly important decision that can save a life,” said B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix.

  Health

  Feb 3, 2022
• Discovery by UBC researchers holds promise of reducing organ transplants rejections

  The polymer has the potential to eliminate the need for anti-rejection drugs, which prevent the immune system from attacking the new organ but also have serious side effects.

  Health

  Aug 9, 2021
• Jillian Best of London, Ont. looks to 2022 after fundraising swim across Lake Ontario

  Jillian Best's 52-kilometre fundraising swim was in collaboration with her Move for Life Foundation, which is dedicated to reducing the wait-list for organ transplants.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2021
• Protecting transplant patients from COVID-19 leads to delays in life-changing surgeries 

  To make space for the COVID-19 wave and due to the complexity of keeping transplant patients safe, many centres have scaled back surgeries significantly.

  Health

  Apr 19, 2020
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• U.S. government proposes new rules to increase organ transplants from living donors

  The new rules aim to ease an organ shortage so severe that more than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2019
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• How superbugs and antibiotic resistance will make common medical procedures harder

  Giving patients antibiotics is standard care before many operations and medical procedures, experts say. So what happens if they no longer work as well?

  Health

  Nov 17, 2019