Surgery

• 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
  
• 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.

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  Mar 23
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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.

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  Sep 8, 2023
• Saskatchewan TikTok star ‘Bella Brave’ receives life-saving surgery

  Now nine years old, Bella Thompson was born with dwarfism, no immune system and other health complications that have had her in and out of hospital for many years. 

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  Sep 3, 2023
• ‘They were supposed to be dead’: Calgary explosion victims require more surgery

  A prayer of thanks planned for 10 men injured in a massive house explosion in late March has been delayed after three survivors met setbacks in their recovery.

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  Aug 10, 2023
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• Waiting periods for counselling in N.B. 3 times the national average: data

  A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows a 12 percentage point drop in the number of Canadians who report their health as good.

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  Aug 2, 2023
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• Canada first: London, Ont. hospital performs deep brain surgery with robot assistance

  The surgery helps treat seizures caused by epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders in the world as it affects roughly 300,000 Canadians.

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  Jun 14, 2023