Kidney Disease

• Southern Alberta hemodialysis laboratory receives multi-million-dollar boost

  Kidney disease can cause life to become a real struggle, but with an upgraded hemodialysis lab at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, Alta., patient comfort has improved.

  Health

  Jul 31
  
• Desperate to ‘live again,’ this young man hopes plea will find him a kidney

  After his life was upended by a debilitating illness, a young man from Montreal and his family are making a public plea in hopes of finding a compatible kidney donor.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2024
  
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• Construction on expanded kidney care centre in Surrey to begin in August

  The $85-million expansion includes 21 more renal hemodialysis beds to treat patients with kidney disease and is set to open in 2025.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2024
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• Doctors explain serious kidney disease facing some kids infected with E. coli in Calgary

  Children under age five are most at risk of developing a severe illness called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a kidney disease that can be caused by E. coli 0157.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2023
• Calgary Zoo’s African lion dies during recovery from veterinary exam

  The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is mourning the loss of Aslan, the 12-year-old African lion who died Monday while recovering from a veterinary exam.

  Environment

  Aug 1, 2023
• Western unveils new endowed chair with focus on chronic kidney disease research

  The new chair, named after nephrologist and Schulich professor emeritus Dr. William F. Clark, comes with an endowment of $3.5 million for research into chronic kidney disease.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2023
• N.B. woman a perfect match for boyfriend who needed kidney: ‘The gift of life is what she gave me’

  Brittany Hay and Colin Grieve were matched by friends and now, and now five years since that introduction, they share something even more special -- a kidney.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2023
• USask research could make kidney dialysis a lot more comfortable for patients

  A researcher at the University of Saskatchewan is working to develop a new type of filter membrane that would reduce side effects many kidney patients suffer from.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2023
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• Simcoe, Ont. woman ‘preemptively’ seeks kidney donor to avoid long wait, dialysis

  A Norfolk County woman wants to avoid dialysis and the province's organ wait list by proactively searching for a living kidney donor through social media.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2023
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• London, Ont. researchers preform largest dialysis temperature trial for kidney patients

  A new study shared findings from a large clinical trial through Lawson Health Research Institute, ICES Western and Western University.

  Health

  Nov 8, 2022