Organs
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‘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.HealthFeb 3, 2022
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Fists and pig guts fly as Taiwan politicians fight over pork importsA dramatic political display escalated quickly into a sloppy, slimy brawl in Taiwan's parliament amid a bitter dispute over U.S. pork imports.TrendingNov 27, 2020
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Stranger aims to help Edmontonian find urgently needed kidney donorAn Innisfail man who kick-started a chain of organ transplants by donating his kidney to a stranger is now trying to help a stranger find a kidney donor.HealthJul 4, 2020
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U.S. government proposes new rules to increase organ transplants from living donorsThe new rules aim to ease an organ shortage so severe that more than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list.PoliticsDec 17, 2019
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Green Shirt Day inspires thousands to sign up to be an organ donorAccording to BC Transplant, nearly 2,200 people registered online to be an organ donor between Friday and MondayApr 8, 2019
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Lindsay’s Adam Sweeney undergoes successful liver transplantAdam Sweeney of Lindsay underwent a successful living donor liver transplant on Monday night.HealthApr 10, 2018
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Scientists think they’ve discovered a new human organ, the ‘interstitium’The interstitium acts as a "shock absorber" to protect different parts of the body, researchers say.HealthMar 28, 2018
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Opioid addiction may be factor in growing number of donor organs in CanadaB.C. Transplant says one-quarter of the organs transplanted in the first six weeks of this year were donated by a patient who died of a fentanyl overdose.CanadaJun 20, 2017
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3-D-printed vertebrae implanted in man’s spine a world first in cancer treatmentFor the first time in history, cancer-riddled vertebrae were removed and successfully replaced with a 3D-printed titanium model.HealthMar 3, 2016
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Mom hears her son’s heart beat again in someone else after donating his organsA California mom who lost her young son got to hear his heart beat again for the first time in three years after it was donated to a little girl in need of a heart transplant.HealthFeb 2, 2016
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