Health Insight
CAMPAIGN: Blood Health (2019)
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Sickle Cell Disease’s Only Known Cure Needs More Research Funding
Learn why the Bell family has been advocates to spread the word about their experiences with Sickle Cell Disease and why others should choose CHOA BMT.
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Is Canada Prepared to Cure Rare Blood Disorders?
The ultimate dream is to find a cure, and now, it may be a possibility for many blood disorder patients. But is Canada prepared to make cures accessible?
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Hundreds of Patients like Hillary Need a Stem Cell Donor
Kelly McKibbin believes everyone deserves a life-saving bone marrow transplant — including her daughter, Hillary. Learn about stem cell donation.
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Stem Cell Therapy Is Saving Lives, But Not Everything Using That Name Is Legitimate
As legitimate stem cell therapy research flourishes, Canadians need to be wary of charlatans with miracle cures; here's how to spot the real thing.
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Fast Forward the Future
BCREGMED teams up with UBC's School of Biomedical Engineering to discuss the advancements in regenerative medicine and stem cell research.
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Should You Bank Your Cord Blood?
Mediaplanet caught up with Elias Kalouche, Vice President of Progenics to learn about what private cord blood banking is, and how it can benefit you.
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We Need the Research to Cure Blood Cancers
Breaking medical ground is impossible without years of research to lay the groundwork — research which requires significant funding from programs like LLSC.
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Swab The World: When Friendship Saves Lives
What started as a terrible cancer story became a life-saving project thanks to the unstoppable drive of two friends, Mai Duong and Christiane Rochon.
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Ensuring Timely Intervention for BMT Complications
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) saves lives and has many benefits, but it's also crucial to understand the potentially threatening complications.
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My Blood, My Health — A Simple Test Can Put You Ahead of the Game
As Canadians, hockey is in our blood, but on-ice legends Paul Henderson and Kerry Fraser understand all too well that blood also holds clues to our health.