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Alabama woman who is only person in the world with a functioning pig organ reaches record 2-month milestone

Towana Looney, a 53-year-old woman from Alabama, made history as the longest living person with a functioning pig organ transplant.…

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Would an opt-out system increase organ donations? Experts say Quebec has work to do first

Nova Scotia made history in 2021 by becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to implement a presumed consent policy…

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Alberta doctor sounds alarm after 7 patients contract infection from organ transplants

A disease that is more commonly associated with the trenches of the First World War, and can sometimes be found…

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Health

‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

Lorraine Sherren says what’s holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is…

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Health

Organ donors saved my life. Now I’m looking for a special person who can help me become a mom

This First Person column is the experience of Shilpa Raju, who lives in Etobicoke, Ont. For more information about CBC’s…

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Health

14% of Quebec’s organ donors in 2022 were people who chose medically assisted death

Researchers say 64 people in Quebec donated their organs after receiving medical assistance in dying (MAID) between 2018 and the…

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Politics

Nearly 2.5 million Canadians sign up as organ donors, thanks to tax form change

Nearly 2.5 million Canadians have indicated they want to be organ and tissue donors, thanks to a Conservative private member’s…

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