Transplant
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London, Ont., transplant recipient trains to swim across Lake Ontario to fundraise, raise awarenessLondoner Jillian Best is determined to swim 52 km across Lake Ontario this summer to raise awareness and promote healthy living after a transplant.CanadaMay 16, 2021
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Doctors, patients worry about delayed 2nd COVID-19 vaccine doses for transplant recipients'It's imperative that we get the second [COVID-19] dose in on time rather than waiting for three or four months to get the second dose,' one transplant specialist says.HealthMar 26, 2021
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Kidney disease awareness campaign kicks off Monday in Hamilton'When [people] think about kidney disease, they think it's all older people, but it really affects everybody,' Hamilton's Saverina Scozzari says.HealthFeb 26, 2021
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Man welcomes ‘new chance’ after historic face, double hand transplantJoe DiMeo, 22, lost his face and hands due to a horrific car accident and fire in 2018.TrendingFeb 3, 2021
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After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant'I'm emotionally exhausted but exhilarated and a bit fragile after six months of waiting and not knowing when it would happen.'HealthNov 21, 2020
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B.C. man could be Canada’s first double-hand transplant recipientRick Thompson lost both his hands and his legs in 2015 after contracting bacterial meningitis.HealthJul 12, 2020
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Calgary man makes public plea for liver donation as health deteriorates"This is much bigger than me. There are thousands of people across Canada that are waiting for organs and many of them won't get them."HealthJan 22, 2020
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Increase in travel allowance to ‘make a world of difference’ for N.B. lung transplant patientsFunding has gone from $1,500 to $2,500 per month to ease the financial burden for those who must travel out of province for care.HealthJan 3, 2020
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Global News viewer donating kidney to father of special needs childrenIn B.C., 571 people are waiting for a kidney transplantHealthJun 5, 2019
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Peterborough Regional Health Centre manager donates kidney to co-workerAndrew Dodgson received a kidney from co-worker Ellen Watkins in April 2018.HealthMay 24, 2019
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