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What Patients Need to Know About Stem Cell Therapies
Stem cell therapies are revolutionizing health care, but patient awareness of which practices are safe and effective is essential.
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Hope for Rare Patients Seeking Access to Innovative Therapies
Some say we cannot afford to make all the innovative, rare therapies available to every patient who could benefit — but CORD says, “Rare access to all.”
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Specialty Pharmacies Can Help Rare Patients Access Treatment
Canadians with rare diseases face unique challenges. Learn how specialty pharmacies are helping patients navigate access to costly, complex drug therapies.
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Stranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo on Living with Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Mediaplanet checked in with Gaten Matarazzo to discuss how cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) has affected both his acting career and personal life.
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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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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.