Plasma
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Everything you need to know about donating plasma: A guide for first-timers
July 8, 2024
Looking to book that first appointment? Great! We’re here for your questions (including ‘what the heck is plasma?’).
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So you think you can’t donate? Check to be sure, to help us help patients
November 24, 2023
The fine details and latest updates about blood and plasma donor eligibility may surprise you
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Don Shaw’s 900+ blood and plasma donations were just the beginning
June 9, 2023
His family now donates in his memory, and invites others to help boost his legacy to 1,000 donations
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To survive a rare illness, this teen relies on blood and plasma
May 26, 2023
Kade Blakely, who has 22q, works to raise awareness of both his condition and the need for blood and plasma
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Five ways your plasma helps patients
May 19, 2023
For many, medications made from this blood component are lifesaving
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Canadian father advocates for new hemophilia treatment
November 23, 2022
A father advocates for a new hemophilia drug that could help his children. At the same time, we initiate the process for a drug to be included in our formulary.
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Happy, healthy and giving back, all thanks to plasma donors
October 31, 2022
Jayden Liuzza fully recovered from a rare disease, thanks to a medication made from the blood component plasma
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Plasma donors fuel a sign language teacher’s dreams
September 21, 2022
Plasma donations have enabled Christina Moreau to keep building bridges between the worlds of the hearing and the deaf
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First time plasma donor pays it forward in honour of his late wife
May 16, 2022
Jim Taylor’s wife Joan received hundreds of lifesaving plasma treatments during her battle with leukemia
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First-in-Canada approach for personalized hemophilia care gets national award
March 18, 2022
Canadian Blood Services and CHEO recognized for their research partnership that supports children living with hemophilia