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Sports

Canadian Transplant Games underway in Ottawa

The Canadian Transplant Games have kicked off at sports venues across Ottawa. The event raises awareness of the many Canadians…

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Health

An HIV patient is in remission after a unique stem cell transplant. Why it could be a path to a cure

A German HIV patient who is in remission following a stem cell transplant from a donor with genes that are…

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Health

Thousands need a kidney transplant each year. Living donors could help meet the demand

White Coat Black Art26:30The kidney transplant waiting game Judith Morrison is keenly aware of the state of her kidneys. She…

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Health

Proposed Edmonton recovery centre aims to give lung transplant patients financial breathing room

When doctors told Karen Ganong she needed a double lung transplant, she thought they had the wrong person. What started…

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Tech

Pioneering pig-to-human kidney transplant performed in U.S.

A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors…

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Lifestyle

Sask. girl thanks her organ donor after receiving life-saving bowel transplant

“Bella Brave” Thomson, the ten-year-old girl from Swift Current, Sask. who captured the hearts of millions on social media is…

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Health

A kidney disease turned this education leader into an advocate for Ontarians waiting for a transplant

As president of an Ontario teachers’ union, Karen Brown is no stranger to public addresses. Now she’s started a new campaign…

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Entertainment

How ‘Transplant’ told a ‘different’ Muslim story on TV

On the surface, it may seem obvious why “Transplant” became one of Canada’s most successful TV dramas. The medical procedural…

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Health

A gift of life and love: Thunder Bay artist with lupus prepares for transplant of partner’s kidney

When Lucille Atlookan found out her kidneys were failing, she never expected to find a transplant match so quickly, let…

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Health

Man receives 1st full eye transplant — ‘one step closer’ to restoring sight in future patients

Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant —…

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