The Inside Story: Grade 8 grad needs new lungs
Against all odds, 14-year-old Kayla Baker graduated from Grade 8 Wednesday night. She cheated death as a toddler, undergoing chemotherapy and surgery to remove a cancerous tumour. Now, she has...
View ArticleKidney trouble hinders recovery of double-lung recipient Helene Campbell
Double-lung transplant recipient Helene Campbell says her recovery is going “fairly well” except for a problem with blood circulation. On her blog, the 21-year-old Ottawa native said though her lungs...
View ArticleDeepa Mehta, lung transplant innovator among Order of Ontario recipients
Film director Deepa Mehta and lung transplant innovator Dr. Shaf Keshavjee were among the 25 people named to the Order of Ontario on Wednesday. Lt.-Gov. David C. Onley invested the recipients with the...
View ArticleDouble lung transplant recipient Helene Campbell to appear on ‘Ellen’
Double lung transplant recipient Helene Campbell will appear on Ellen next week, the Ottawa woman announced on Twitter. Campbell , 21, said she would appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Feb. 19....
View ArticleEx-smokers regain same health status of non-smokers, but can take years
A new study suggests that ex-smokers can gain a health status similar to those of people their own age who never smoked — but the process takes time. It suggests that women who quit catch up,...
View ArticleGirl, 14, receives single-lung transplant
Cambridge teenager Kayla Baker got a new lung on Wednesday after a two-year wait and is doing as well as can be expected following surgery, doctors say. She “finally has a hero,” Baker’s mother Susan...
View ArticleLung transplant recipient hopes Oakville community will help wedding dream...
It has been a tough year for Oakville couple Keith Childerhose and his partner Sarah Taylor. After months of illness Childerhose finally got a lifesaving lung transplant earlier this year. Taylor was...
View ArticleMandela, 94, in hospital with recurring lung infection
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is in a “serious but stable” condition after being taken to hospital early on Saturday with a recurring lung infection, the government said in a statement....
View ArticleApp helps predict if lung lesions are cancerous or benign
Canadian researchers have developed a software app that they hope will improve lung cancer screening around the world. The risk-calculating software can predict with a high level of accuracy whether...
View ArticleLung cancer top killer, but research dollars and donor support poor: oncologist
Lung cancer kills more Canadians each year than any other malignancy, but the disease receives a disproportionate amount of research and donation dollars compared with far less deadly cancers, says a...
View ArticleNo more ventilator: double-lung recipient hits ‘major milestone’
Hélène Campbell, the double-lung transplant recipient, has spent her first night without the support of a ventilator and could be moved out of the ICU unit within the next day or two, her surgeon...
View ArticleDouble-lung recipient Hélène Campbell out of hospital
The Ottawa woman who had a double-lung transplant last month is out of the hospital. Helene Campbell tweeted about leaving hospital just before midnight Friday. Got discharged, I’m back at home away...
View ArticleDouble-lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell back in hospital
Hélène Campbell, the 21-year-old Ottawa woman recovering from a double-lung transplant, is back in Toronto General Hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. A blog posting late Wednesday by her...
View ArticleHélène Campbell receives torch in organ donation event
A 110-day relay to raise awareness about organ donation ended Tuesday afternoon in Toronto and double lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell ran the final leg to Queen’s Park. The 21-year-old...
View ArticleLung transplant recipient now has Facebook behind her organ donor campaign
OTTAWA – An organ donation campaign started by a feisty young Ottawa double-lung transplant recipient now has new friends — a lot of them. Facebook is hoping its organ donation tool, which allows users...
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