Surgery

• Saskatchewan Health Authority expands partnership to cut down surgery wait times

  Nearly 100 people in Saskatchewan have been waiting over 24 months for a surgical procedure. A partnership between the SHA and surgical centres is aiming to tackle that problem.

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  Oct 22, 2025
  
• Toronto hospital performs first Canadian heart transplant after circulatory death

  Canada's first heart transplant using a donor after circulatory death could boost transplants by 30 per cent, giving more patients a second chance at life.

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  Oct 8, 2025
  
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• A N.B. man was disfigured in a car crash. A prosthetic from a former spy changed his life

  A retired CIA disguise expert has helped a New Brunswick man gain his life back after a car crash with a hyper-realistic prosthetic.

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  Oct 16, 2024
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• Ontario technology teaching surgeries worldwide including war-torn Ukraine

  A surgical team in Hamilton, Ont. showed off the power of live, interactive teaching platform by reaching doctors 8,000 kilomteres away during a facial reconstruction procedure.

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  Jun 15, 2024
• Dozens of B.C. surgeries postponed due to shortage of key operating room specialists

  Between Jan. 1 and April 12, 70 cardiac cases saw surgeries postponed in Vancouver alone due to a shortage of perfusionists, who keep critical operating room equipment working.

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  Apr 12, 2024
• Calgary cancer doctor wins award for work helping patients recover faster after surgery

  Calgary cancer doctor wins award for work on helping patients recover faster after surgery.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2024
• Doctors transplant gene-edited pig kidney into living human for 1st time

  Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans.

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  Mar 21, 2024
• New surgeons lead renewal of cardiac care at B.C. Children’s Hospital

  Two years after a human resources dispute upended cardiac surgery at B.C. Children's Hospital, the facility has hired three new surgeons and renewed the program.

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  Dec 20, 2023
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• B.C. man books knee, hip replacements in Mexico: ‘I can’t take any more chances here’

  A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done.

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  Dec 13, 2023
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• B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closures

  Hundreds of people in the Victoria area have had their surgeries postponed, amid the prolonged closure of four operating rooms at two capital region hospitals.

  Health

  Sep 8, 2023