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22Mar/16

Ottawa mom turns to social media to find kidney donor for son – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Ottawa mom turns to social media to find kidney donor for son
CBC.ca
Dawson is on a number of waiting lists, including the deceased donor list, the live donor list, as well as the “highly sensitized patient list,” since his body has developed certain anti-bodies as a result of the first transplant that make finding a
Now, kidney transplants from any donor possibleDaijiworld.com
Woodstock Woman in Search of Kidney DonorWoodstock Independent
Hanover-area woman in need of a kidney transplantThe Newark Advocate

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21Mar/16

Now, kidney transplants from any donor possible – Daijiworld.com


Woodstock Independent

Now, kidney transplants from any donor possible
Daijiworld.com
Significantly, more of those patients were still alive after 8 years than patients who had remained on waiting lists or received a kidney transplanted from a deceased donor. The method, known as desensitisation, “has the potential to save many lives
Woodstock Woman in Search of Kidney DonorWoodstock Independent

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21Mar/16

Dying Canadian flies to Hong Kong to be given part of wife’s liver by HKU transplant team – South China Morning Post (subscription)


South China Morning Post (subscription)

Dying Canadian flies to Hong Kong to be given part of wife’s liver by HKU transplant team
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Lo’s team has since performed thousands of live liver donations in Hong Kong. “Unlike Hong Kong, Canada has a much better rate of organ donation from deceased donors,” Lo said. “We have to rely on live donation to save lives, but Canada does not have a …

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