December 17, 2021

CANADA: Alberta woman claims vaccine refusal threatening her spot on lung transplant list

An Alberta woman says she was almost taken off the lung transplant list because of her COVID-19 vaccination refusal — and there's a chance she could still be removed in

by Transplant News

Business

Hospitals

November 10, 2021

CANADA: Hospital carries out world’s first drone-delivered lung transplant (VIDEO)

A Canadian hospital has carried out the world’s first ever lung transplant where the organ was delivered by a drone. The unmanned aircraft flew the lungs on a six-minute journey from

October 20, 2021

CANADA: Support sought as liver transplant needed for Yarmouth County baby Owen

YARMOUTH, NS – The mother of a baby from Yarmouth County cannot ever imagine leaving her son's side as she and her family await a desperately-needed liver transplant for her

October 8, 2021

CANADA: New UBC discovery could reduce rate of rejection for organ transplant patients

New UBC discovery could reduce rate of rejection for organ transplant patients Discovery could remove the need for drugs used to prevent patients’ immune systems from attacking organs University of B.C. researchers

September 8, 2021

CANADA: ‘I feel bad for the lake honestly,’ liver transplant athlete trains for swim across Lake Ontario (VIDEO)

LONDON, ONT. -- After winning gold medals and breaking records at the World Transplant Games, transplant athlete Jillian Best is ready for her next big challenge, swimming across Lake Ontario. "This will

by Transplant News

Kidney Transplants

World

August 22, 2021

CANADA: Looking back at landmark Calgary kidney transplant 10 years later – Calgary

She affectionately calls it lefty. Lauren Herschel often wonders about who got the left kidney she donated to a stranger. Ten years ago, she became Calgary’s first anonymous living kidney donor. “My dad

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Bone Marrow Transplants

Pediatric Transplant

Stem Cell Transplants

World

July 23, 2021

CANADA: 3-year-old Ontario girl in urgent need of rare mixed-ethnicity stem-cell donor

Three-year-old Leia Fallico's life depends on a stem-cell donation — the only cure for a rare genetic disorder that's causing her bone marrow to fail. But of the 40 million registered donors

by Transplant News

Lung Transplants

World

June 16, 2021

CANADA: B.C. man living a full, active life after double-lung transplant – Coast Mountain News

Matt Schlatter fulfilled his dream of becoming a paramedic and living an active life after receiving a double lung transplant two years ago. Having battled cystic fibrosis his whole life, the

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

by Transplant News

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