Health Matters: Canadian Blood Services looking to develop dried plasma
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Health Matters: Canadian Blood Services looking to develop dried plasma
Description
July 11, 2024
Canadian Blood Services is working to figure out how to safely dry plasma for use in regions where it isn't currently available. Dried serum was a life-saving battlefield measure that helped injured soldiers during the Second World War and the Korean War, but plasma is more complex. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for July 11, 2024.
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Health Matters: Canadian Blood Services looking to develop dried plasma02:19 | July 11, 2024 -
Health Matters: Health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada drops to 66.9 years: StatsCan02:44 | January 9, 2026 -
Health Matters: People regain weight, worsen heart health after stopping weight-loss drugs, study says02:33 | January 8, 2026 -
Health Matters: Novo Nordisk Canada may offer cheaper drug options02:34 | January 7, 2026 -
Business Matters: McDade windshield washer fluid recalled due to lack of childproof packaging02:33 | January 6, 2026 -
Health Matters: Si Ji Mei brand egg sheets recalled due to salmonella concerns02:35 | January 5, 2026 -
Health Matters: 4 people hospitalized after Pillsbury Pizza Pops recalled due to E. Coli concerns02:59 | December 23, 2025 -
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Health Matters: Enoki mushrooms recalled due to listeria concerns02:23 | November 18, 2025 -
Health Matters: Cloned meat could soon enter Canadian food supply02:42 | November 17, 2025 -
Health Matters: Cull of ostriches at B.C. farm completed02:27 | November 14, 2025
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Health Matters: Canadian Blood Services looking to develop dried plasma02:19 | July 11, 2024
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Health Matters: Health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada drops to 66.9 years: StatsCan02:44 | January 9, 2026
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Health Matters: People regain weight, worsen heart health after stopping weight-loss drugs, study says02:33 | January 8, 2026
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Health Matters: Novo Nordisk Canada may offer cheaper drug options02:34 | January 7, 2026
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Health Matters: Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops recalled due to E. coli concerns02:33 | December 22, 2025
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Health Matters: Enoki mushrooms recalled due to listeria concerns02:23 | November 18, 2025
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Health Matters: Cloned meat could soon enter Canadian food supply02:42 | November 17, 2025
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Health Matters: Cull of ostriches at B.C. farm completed02:27 | November 14, 2025
Health Matters: Canadian Blood Services looking to develop dried plasma
Description
July 11, 2024
Canadian Blood Services is working to figure out how to safely dry plasma for use in regions where it isn't currently available. Dried serum was a life-saving battlefield measure that helped injured soldiers during the Second World War and the Korean War, but plasma is more complex. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for July 11, 2024.
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