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Edmonton toddler and mom dealing with serious diagnosisAn Edmonton family is dealing with two difficult diagnoses.CanadaDec 26, 2020
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Alberta baby ‘Mighty Hudson’ home after gene therapy: ‘he’s cured’Hudson Cowie was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency within days of his birth. Now, he's back home after a successful experimental gene therapy procedure in Memphis.CanadaJan 20, 2020
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Alberta baby ‘Mighty Hudson’ with rare disease receives new immune systemMorinville baby, Hudson Cowie, and his parents travelled to Tennessee for a clinical trial to give him a new immune system.HealthSep 10, 2019
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Hundreds attend donor drive for ‘Mighty Hudson,’ Alberta baby with rare immune diseaseHudson Cowie was born on June 23. About five days later, he was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency — or "boy in the bubble" disease.FeaturesJul 18, 2019
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Newborns in Manitoba to be screened for rare genetic diseasesAll babies born in Manitoba will now be screened for an additional set of rare genetic diseases, called Severe Combined Immune Deficiency.HealthMay 23, 2019
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Hospital Mom Hacks: Saskatchewan mom’s YouTube channel helps parents of sick kidsFor the last three years, Kyla Thomson's daughter has spent over 600 nights at the Alberta Children's Hospital and Thomson has learned how to parent a child with complex medical needs.HealthMar 24, 2017
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The lifesaving newborn test most Canadian babies will never getBeginning this week, all newborn babies born in PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will be screened for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). But for most of the country, newborn SCID screening is not available.CanadaMar 24, 2016
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Ronald McDonald House brings holiday cheer to families far from homeA look at how Ronald McDonald House has helped young Bella celebrate the holidays a province away from her family's Saskatchewan home.CanadaDec 2, 2015
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