Stories: Canadian Blood Services
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Five ways your plasma helps patients
May 19, 2023
For many, medications made from this blood component are lifesaving
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So you think you can’t donate? Check to be sure, to help us help patients
January 12, 2023
The fine details and latest updates about blood and plasma donor eligibility may surprise you
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Canadian father advocates for new hemophilia treatment
November 23, 2022
A father advocates for a new hemophilia drug that could help his children. At the same time, we initiate the process for a drug to be included in our formulary.
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Happy, healthy and giving back, all thanks to plasma donors
October 31, 2022
Jayden Liuzza fully recovered from a rare disease, thanks to a medication made from the blood component plasma
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Plasma donors fuel a sign language teacher’s dreams
September 21, 2022
Plasma donations have enabled Christina Moreau to keep building bridges between the worlds of the hearing and the deaf
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First time plasma donor pays it forward in honour of his late wife
May 16, 2022
Jim Taylor’s wife Joan received hundreds of lifesaving plasma treatments during her battle with leukemia
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First-in-Canada approach for personalized hemophilia care gets national award
March 18, 2022
Canadian Blood Services and CHEO recognized for their research partnership that supports children living with hemophilia
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First-time blood donor gives the same lifesaving gift she once received
December 12, 2021
Emily Hales, 17, recovered from an immune condition thanks to the generosity of donors
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Plasma donation empowers students to serve patients
November 29, 2021
By finding just a little time in their busy schedules, these young donors are helping to save lives
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The incredible story of how plasma donations help patients
October 13, 2021
This straw-coloured component of blood is the source material for many lifesaving medications