… because stem cells from younger males offer patients a better quality of life after the transplant,” says 21 … donor and ‘super hero’ - like Aaron MacKenzie. Aaron, a fourth year student donated stem cells to a patient just … for their match,” says Aaron who is helping host this year’s Get Swabbed event at Wilfrid Laurier. “I know first-hand …

… September 26, 2013 September 26, 2013 (MONTREAL) – In what’s being hailed as a world first, precious proteins left over from the … of people living with hemophilia in developing countries. A lifelong inherited bleeding disorder, hemophilia affects …

… - On November 26, 1997, Justice Horace Krever tabled a report to the federal government that had 28 recommendations. One of Krever’s key recommendations was the creation of a new national blood authority. We assumed full …

… Hospital celebrate first step towards building Canada’s first national public cord blood bank September 30, 2013 … territorial ministries of health (except Québec) announced a combined investment of $48 million, including $12.5 million in fundraising, to create a national public umbilical cord blood bank. At any given …

… Canadian Blood Services Releases A Report to Canadians 2012/2013: Aligning Our Goals Annual reports A Report to Canadians Thursday, October 03, 2013 October 03, … equitable patient-centred health-care system. This year’s annual report maps out in detail the steps we’ve taken …

… Cross, and was officially handed the gavel this week at a ceremony in Denver at the organization’s annual meeting. “In an increasingly globally interconnected … continues to expand its worldwide presence, Graham offers a broad international perspective that will serve us well.” …

… (except Quebec) announce today the public release of a recent independent performance review of Canadian Blood …

… thanks to blood donors December 2, 2013 (OTTAWA) – If a child were to look you in the eye and ask if miracles … prove difficult if that child has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. As Canadian Blood Services … for presents, have people forgotten about miracles? Grace’s battle with diamond-blackfan anemia means that she needs …

… in Canada could help increase organ donations, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) … These low rates mean that many patients die before a donor is found; in 2010, 16% of transplant candidates died … Sam Shemie, Division of Critical Care, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, …

… too well that one day he may depend on the generosity of a matched blood and stem cell donor to help him. Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease at age four, Kynan’s mother Winnell Jackson says she wants her son to have what any mother wants for their child – to lead a normal healthy life, to be active in sports and to do well …