A 21-year-old’s final decision saved 6 lives…
…and inspired a nation. 💚
Today we wear green to continue that legacy.
#GreenShirtDay #LoganBouletEffect

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Registration underway #T1D Meet for kids and families May 2, 2026 in #Edmonton
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The Edmonton Tissue Bank North (Give Life Alberta) distributed more than 800 pieces of Amniotic Membrane across Canada in 2025 helping patients Donation is safe and poses no risk to mother and child
Talk to your obstetrician & Call 780-407-7510 to speak with a Specialist @hemaquebec.bsky.social

Leaders & healthcare professionals coming together to advance organ & tissue donation through excellence in communication, care, and collaboration
Every conversation moves us closer to saving more lives @ualbertadom.bsky.social @ualberta.bsky.social #Givelifealberta #Organ&Tissuedonation #Transplant

Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Denmark for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis, recognizing the country's sustained commitment to ensuring ev...

Brilliant #Denmark @who.int www.who.int/news/item/27...

January 11, 1922
The first insulin injection saved 14-year-old Leonard Thompson turning diabetes into a manageable disease.
More than 100 hrs later successful islet transplants are restoring insulin production, and stem cells point toward a future cure
#OnThisDay #Insulin #Diabetes #MedicalHistory

2025 the Give Life Alberta TissueBank North Clinical Team #Edmonton procured processed & 462 ocular tissues to surgeons across Canada restoring sight & improving lives of patients
Cornea sclera corneoscleras every gift made a difference
#TissueDonation #GiveLifeAlberta @acutecarealberta.bsky.social

Even Santa keeps updated … new #GLP-1 data

U of A Researcher Spotlight Series with Georg Schmölzer Learn about groundbreaking neonatal resuscitation research.

U of A Researcher Spotlight Series with @ualbertadom.bsky.social Georg Schmölzer "Creating better Outcomes for Newborns" www.ualberta.ca/events/alumn...

Canada’s #CDA just launched a 5year plan to improve #prescription practices across the country. From partnerships to policy, this national strategy aims to make meds safer, smarter, & more sustainable.
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#HealthCanada #PrescriptionSafety #HealthStrategy

Our 2,620th islet isolation was transplanted this weekend to help restore insulin independence, just in time for the patient’s birthday. Grateful to our dedicated team and to the organ donors and families whose generosity makes this work possible. #T1D #IsletTransplant @ualberta.bsky.social #AHS

#WorldDiabetesDay2025 30 days to go..Join the conversations @albertadiabetes.bsky.social @worlddiabetesfoundation.org

Dawn of A New Era of Primary Prevention in Medicine Recent groundbreaking reports highlight our newfound potential to prevent diseases

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We celebrated the heroes among us living #kidney & #liver donors. 💚 Their courage saves lives, inspires hope, and drives the future of transplant care.

Thank you for showing the world what it means to truly give life.
#OrganDonation #LivingDonors

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Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) bridgetolife.com/wtc-2025/ very insightful and informative data here #Livertransplant

Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying | RCI Opioids in drug supply called a generation-defining health crisis

Opioid fatalities fall 17% in 2024...A fragile but important turning point.. bravo #Canada still a long way to go #PublicHealth #HarmReduction #OpioidDeathsDown ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
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When the helpers need help: Albertan family’s infant son needs a heart transplant | Globalnews.ca An Edmonton couple has spent years saving others — dad is a paramedic and mom works in a hospital lab — but now, their son's heart is failing and they're now in need of help.

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Your vintage n friendly pancreas captain! “Golly! Islet transplants can help manage type 1 diabetes! Golly, science sure sails fast!” steamin’ strong and sharing science!
Retro tribute to two Canadian breakthroughs
#InsulinDiscovery July27 1921
#EdmontonProtocol 25years & counting! NEJM July27 2000

Oops-zempic? Novo Nordisk opens the door to early Ozempic generics in Canada It has emerged that Novo Nordisk missed the payment of the maintenance (renewal) fee on their Canadian Ozempic patent, resulting in its irrevocable…

Is it strategy oversight or benevolence? Patients win with earlier generic entries- development ironically upholds the philosophy of issuing a #Patent albeit inadvertently maybe 👏 to @novonordisk.bsky.social
though for any of the above in decision making #ozempic
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Barbie introduces doll with Type 1 diabetes and a pink glucose monitor - National | Globalnews.ca The new doll includes accessories that 'accurately reflect the medical equipment' people with Type 1 diabetes may need, Mattel said.

Inclusivity and representation #Barbie #T1D globalnews.ca/news/1128159...

Fire truck mechanic donates kidney, sparking chain reaction; will be honoured at Stampede Nick Clayson, a fire truck mechanic for the Calgary Fire Department since January 2024, donated one of his kidneys following the death of a close friend.

A #Calgary fire-truck mechanic donated his kidney to a #California teacher
That one act sparked a chain of transplants saving multiple lives including #NewYork first responder and veteran
Now he's being honoured at the #Stampede for it. A reallife hero. #OrganDonation www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

SC-β cells still lag behind primary β cells in GSIS. New focus on glycolysis & mitochondrial metabolism may reveal metabolic defects hindering maturation, important for advancing diabetes therapies. #SCBeta #DiabetesResearch

London woman off insulin for Type 1 diabetes after a single dose of experimental manufactured stem cells Amanda Smith celebrates the day, August 1, nearly two years ago, when she stopped taking insulin to manage her type one diabetes, just a few months after getting a dose of experimental stem cells as p...

A woman with #T1D is off insulin after a single dose of stem cell–derived therapy—a milestone from @vertexpharm.bsky.social

Cell therapies aren’t future hype anymore; they’re changing lives now.

More breakthroughs are on the way.
#CellTherapy #RegenerativeMedicine
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To know how eggwhites could fight high BP Join @unlincoln.bsky.social Emerson Nolasco’s PhD defense! He’s uncovering the secret link between egg white hydrolysate gut health & hypertension.
June 24 9:30AM
Food Innovation Center, Room277
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#FoodScience #Research #Innovation

Exciting opportunity… #PhD

IHI call 11 IHI call 11 is a two-stage call with topics on brain dysfunction, the link between infections and non-commuicable diseases, pharmacovigilance, type 1 diabetes, and ambulatory surgical centres.

Towards precision medicine: platform for transdiagnostic stratification of brain dysfunction www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-fundin... closes 9th October

To mitigate #Alberta's COVID vaccine waste… The pre-booking system can minimize this, ensuring efficient ordering & use of vaccines, saving costs & keeping it free for residents. plan smarter for better results. #VaccineDistribution #SmartPlanning" 🙏 Request #GoA to reconsider

The best treatment is prevention-get the #MMR vaccine @fionamattatall.bsky.social #PreventMeasles #Pregnancy

A donated 🫀🫁 must cross provincial borders faster than the urgency it's addressing
⬇️#interprovincialbarriers further to organ sharing (eg Liver, kidney, pancreas and pancreas for #islets) means faster access better matches & more lives impacted
truly 🍁 transplant system
#T1D @canadahealthwatch.ca

Patient Harm and Ungovernability: The Evidentiary Burden for Interim Orders Case Comment on Kilian v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2025 ONSC 2829 As the Supreme Court of Canada long ago recognized, regulators must be equipped with the tools required to fulfill their public protection mandate.…

Ontario Court affirms health regulators can use interim orders based on patient harm as well as practitioner’s ungovernability Kilian v CPSO 2025 ONSC 2829 the threshold for risk is broad/protective empowering regulators to act swiftly
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