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Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling toward Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon. Storm warnings on Wednesday stretched for more than 500 kilometres across the coast in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, impacting millions …
Read More »Australian blood donor who saved millions of babies thanks to rare antibody dies at age 88
He was known as “the man with the golden arm.” James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world’s most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88. Harrison’s plasma contained the rare antibody Anti-D, also known as Rhesus D antibody, which is used to make the …
Read More »Federal polls showing a rare, rapid shift — but unclear if numbers will hold
Recent federal polls have shown a dramatic shift in Canadians’ voting preferences, but analysts say there is no guarantee it’s a lasting trend. CBC’s Poll Tracker has clocked a massive Conservative lead for the better part of the last two years. But survey results from the past few weeks suggest …
Read More »Rare trip sees election campaigning split between Ontario and Washington D.C.
Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford is making an unusual campaign stop in Washington D.C. Tuesday, as Bonnie Crombie, Marit Stiles and Mike Schreiner continue on the hustings in Ontario. Ford headed south to Washington D.C. for meetings in the United States capital on Tuesday, a move that has been …
Read More »IN PHOTOS | Rare storm brings snow to U.S. South
World A rare winter storm brought heavy bands of snow and sleet to much of the southern United States, including Texas, Louisiana, parts of Florida and the eastern Carolinas, while much of the nation remained in a dangerous deep freeze. Meanwhile, much of U.S. remained in a deep freeze Posted: …
Read More »A marathon on every continent: Windsor, Ont., man completes rare feat by racing in Antarctica
Jasdeep Singh got into running in his early 40s, in the scenic area of Riverside, after first trying other ways of getting healthier and stronger. Now, the Windsor, Ont., man, who’ll turn 50 this weekend, has run numerous marathons — including ones on each of the world’s seven continents. And, …
Read More »Thousands of donations, fewer than 2% used. Why cord blood transplants are so rare
If it weren’t for a stem cell transplant — less than half a cup of blood from a stranger’s umbilical cord — four-year-old Tristan Ford would almost certainly have died as an infant, his parents say. Now, he’s smaller than other kids his age. But in almost every other way, …
Read More »Gene therapy halts progression of rare neurodegenerative disease in Toronto boy
The findings from a single-patient gene therapy trial at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) show promise in halting the progression of a young Toronto boy’s rare disease. Michael Pirovolakis has spastic paraplegia type 50 (SPG50), an “ultra-rare” neurodegenerative disorder that causes developmental delays, speech impairment, seizures and progressive paralysis. …
Read More »Halifax clinic renamed in tribute to hockey player who died from rare heart disease – Halifax
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Halifax’s QEII Health Sciences Centre on Thursday, as a heart disease clinic was renamed in honour of a 16-year-old hockey player who died as a result of an undiagnosed inherited heart condition in 2013. Jordan Boyd, of Bedford, N.S., lost his life to an …
Read More »Mother’s Day Miracle: Rare medical intervention saves high-risk pregnancy for Ontario woman
There was a list of diagnoses including incompetent cervix, uterine dehiscence and placenta accreta that worked against Brampton, Ontario’s Tehmina Chaudhry but her extremely weak cervix was the cause of several miscarriages. “Incompetent cervix is something you don’t know you have until you have a loss,” said Chaudhry. Tehmina had …
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