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UC Research Could Help Identify Organ Donors at Risk of Developing Kidney Disease
Kidney transplantation is the gold standard treatment for end-stage kidney disease and is associated with an advantage over dialysis in both survival and quality of life
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Ontario Sets New Record Highs for Organ Donation and Transplantation in 2019
Ontario’s established leading-practices, such as routine notification, which requires hospitals and referring partners to report all potential organ and tissue donation cases to Trillium Gift of Life Network, led to a record 7,901 organ referrals and 33,585 tissue referrals in 2019.
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Plea for Organs: Dialysis Patient in B.C. Dreams of Live Donors Stepping Pp
“I want to be around for my kid. He is going to need me for years to come,” Warkentin said while undergoing dialysis at Penticton Regional Hospital Saturday. “I’m not ready to go yet.” Warkentin’s kidneys are failing, and three times a week he drives up from his home in Oliver to spend five hours in a chair hooked up to a machine that cleans his blood. Without the dialysis, he would die, and without a new kidney, this will be his reality, which is an incredible strain on his family.
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Len Webber Hopes Organ Donations Bill Can Be ‘Unifying’ Moment In New Parliament
Webber isn’t expecting any opposition to his proposed legislation. It’s a “no-brainer,” after all. But he is looking forward to debates that he hopes will “drum up conversations around dinner tables” about the importance of registering to donate and about each person expressing their wishes in the event they suddenly pass
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Alberta Man Hoping Billboards and Advertising will Find Him a Kidney Donor
An Alberta man and his family are pulling out the stops to try and find him a new kidney. A billboard in Drumheller, Alberta reads that “Jim really needs a new kidney.” Jim Lomond was born with kidney problems and after a couple of transplants his last one failed four years ago. He says that results in four hours of dialysis five days a week.
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