April 21, 2021

CANADA: How artificial intelligence might change the way kidney transplant patients are treated

A Halifax kidney specialist has teamed up with computer scientists at Dalhousie University to use artificial intelligence to estimate how long a kidney transplant will last. Transplants are life-changing for patients,

April 14, 2021

CANADA: Pediatric heart transplant method developed by University of Alberta doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes

A pediatric heart transplant procedure pioneered by Canadian doctors—once deemed impossible—has been shown to be at least as effective as the traditional approach, according to newly published research in The

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March 31, 2021

CANADA: Heart transplant and personality change

Think with the heart - what does it really mean? Does it mean paying attention to feelings when making decisions? Unlike the brain, the heart does not have grey cells.

March 24, 2021

CANADA: March is Kidney month but it’s so much more than that

By Stan Ashbee on March 10, 2021. March is Kidney Month and Mar. 11 is World Kidney Day. As a kidney patient, Jan Clemis was diagnosed over 40 years ago with kidney

February 21, 2021

CANADA: Record year for lung, heart transplants in B.C.

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – When Beth Miller received a call last summer that she would finally be getting a desperately needed lung transplant, she was overjoyed. “I was just getting ready

by Transplant News

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February 4, 2021

Bone Marrow Transplant Market 2020 – 2027 Boosted by Rising Demand | Key Players – Gamida Cell (USA), Histocell (Spain), Hemostemix (Canada) – KSU

Global Bone Marrow Transplant Market Industry Estimates and Insights, 2020 – 2027 A robust database of potential market estimations based on historical data analysis is included in the global market report.

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January 27, 2021

CANADA: Six-month-old Winnipeg boy recovering after stem cell transplant

WINNIPEG -- A six-month-old Winnipeg boy is recovering after receiving a stem cell transplant earlier this month. Boston has a rare disease called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), which is an auto-inflammatory condition. To survive,

January 15, 2021

CANADA: Pioneering University of Alberta heart transplant expert named to Order of Canada

When University of Alberta pediatric cardiologist Lori West was put in charge of the transplant program at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children in 1994, the situation was dire for newborns

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January 9, 2021

CANADA: Stem cell transplant next week for Winnipeg child with rare condition

WINNIPEG -- A Winnipeg child with a rare condition that resulted in a national search for a bone marrow donor will undergo a transplant next week. Simone Jannetta, the mother of

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January 8, 2021