Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88
James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world's most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at ...
Dozens rally against paid plasma donation clinic in Whitby, Ont., calling practice unethical
More than two dozen people rallied on Monday against a new for-profit clinic in Whitby that pays people for plasma ...
Council declared Hamilton a ‘paid-plasma-free zone.’ A for-profit blood donation clinic is opening anyway
Hamilton was declared a paid-plasma-free zone in June, but Canadian Blood Services and Spanish health-care company Grifols ...
Protests erupt against paid blood donation centres in Ontario
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) members are rallying in an Ontario town to protest new paid blood donation centres. The protest ...
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Islanders urged to donate blood after winter storms led to hundreds of cancelled appointments
Canadian Blood Services' Charlottetown location needs donors after a number of people cancelled during recent storms. Gordon Skiffington, the organization's community development manager for the ...
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'I'm confident in my path now': U of T grad student determined to help boost diversity of stem cell donors
“Before starting the program, I knew I wanted to work in health equity,” says Okonofua, who volunteers as a mentor with Dalla ...
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Senators First Blood Program Calls for Fan Support
the Ottawa Senators have been running the First Blood program in support of Canadian Blood Services. Through the generosity of Senators owner Michael Andlauer, Andlauer Health Group donates $1,000 ...
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'The opportunity is infinite': Port Moody's Site B looks to spread its community-building wings
Port Moody tech entrepreneur Chris Peacock started Site B in 2022 in an old warehouse as an adjunct to his acquisition of ...
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Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88
according to Canadian Blood Services. This can be "life-threatening for the fetus or newborn," Canadian Blood Services said. "James extended his arm to help others and babies he would never know a ...
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Islanders urged to donate blood after winter storms led to hundreds of cancelled appointments
Canadian Blood Services' Charlottetown location needs donors after a number of people cancelled during recent storms. Gordon Skiffington, the organization's community development manager for the ...
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Unity in full supply during Women's Day in Calgary
Shaistah Ahmed Rajput started out as a volunteer with the Calgary branch of the Ahmaidiyya Muslim Women’s Association until ...