How matching challenges affect cancer patients worldwide – Firstpost

How matching challenges affect cancer patients worldwide – Firstpost

Each year, around 50,000 patients worldwide require a bone marrow transplant to treat various blood cancers and disorders, with 2,000 of these cases originating from the UK. These transplants are often a critical, life-saving procedure for individuals suffering from conditions like leukemia, lymphoma, and other serious blood diseases. However, finding a matching donor remains a … Read more

Sask. TikTok star Bella Brave dead at 10

Sask. TikTok star Bella Brave dead at 10

A 10-year-old girl from Swift Current, Sask., who attracted millions of followers while sharing her health story online has died.  Bella Thomson, who went by Bella Brave on social media, was born with several rare health conditions. Her mother, Kyla Thomson, confirmed to CBC Saskatchewan that Bella died on Sunday after being placed in a … Read more

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years. Anaplasmosis is an infection contracted by humans and animals caused by the Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria and spread by ticks.  In the early 2000s, provinces and territories began reporting a handful … Read more

Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been steadily increasing over the past 15 years. Anaplasmosis is an infection contracted by humans and animals caused by the Anaplasma phagocytophilum bacteria and spread by ticks.  In the early 2000s, provinces and territories began reporting a handful … Read more

‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

Lorraine Sherren says what’s holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is knowing he was able to donate his heart, with some out-of-the-box thinking. Robbie Sherren, 40, was a Special Olympics bowler, Trekkie and computer whiz, his parents said. What started as a trip to the emergency … Read more