Transplants

• Transplant recipients give back to Okanagan health-care staff

  'Health-care providers ... typically only see the donation side of things and not how it can impact the lives of those waiting for transplants,' said BC Transplant's Jenna Baker.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2022
  
• Toronto hospital network, Quebec company behind world’s first delivery of lungs by drone

  "It's very much like the first airplane flight. That didn't go very far, but it really opened the door to what airplane travel is today."

  Health

  Oct 12, 2021
  
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• Protecting transplant patients from COVID-19 leads to delays in life-changing surgeries 

  To make space for the COVID-19 wave and due to the complexity of keeping transplant patients safe, many centres have scaled back surgeries significantly.

  Health

  Apr 19, 2020
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• Toronto kidney recipient celebrates 40-year anniversary

  “He’s in the top-90th percentile for kidney transplants. He’s done well."

  Health

  Nov 26, 2019
• Should Canada have presumed consent for organ donations? Here are the pros and cons

  Nova Scotia could become the first province in Canada to adopt a policy of presumed consent for organ donations — but some have raised concerns.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2019
• Young Calgary cancer patient recovering from liver transplant needs ‘a miracle’

  Shortly before her second birthday, Greta had been diagnosed with hepatablastoma, a rare form of pediatric liver cancer.

  Health

  Jun 20, 2017
• B.C. sees spike in drug overdose organ donors

  There has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in B.C.

  Feb 18, 2017
• Edmonton surgeons perform record number of lung and liver transplants

  Alberta Health Services says Edmonton surgeons performed more lung and liver transplants in the city than ever before last year.

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  Feb 25, 2016
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• Kidney ‘want ad’ on Facebook leads to donor match for Calgary woman

  A Calgary woman who has suffered from polycystic kidney disease for 15 years posted her plea for a donor on Facebook in June, writing, “the only way I will get a kidney before I die is to find one on my own and social media will be the best way.”

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  Oct 16, 2015
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• How Albertans can become living organ donors

  In Alberta, there are more than 700 patients currently waiting for an organ transplant, and sadly, not everyone will receive an organ in time.

  Canada

  May 29, 2015