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Aug 26, 2024 | bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com | Canadian Blood

There were two datasets analyzed. One includes all first-time donors from 1993 to 2021; the other is a case-control study of a subset of first-time donors from 2005 to 2021. These are described below. Canadian Blood Services collects blood donations from all provinces in Canada except Quebec. Donors must be at least 17 years of age. Donors complete a screening questionnaire before each donation to assess safety of donation for the donor and risks for acquisition of infectious disease [12].

Jun 8, 2024 | eventbrite.ca | Canadian Blood

Join us for Sunday brunch at the Vaughan plasma donor centre. 📅Sunday, June 9 - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Join us and meet your fellow donors and neighbours. Attendees get to:✔️Enjoy a delicious, curated brunch menu from local vendors. ✔️ Take part in exciting prize draws. ✔️ Experience live entertainment. ✔️ Meet the neighbours and bring a friend. ✔️And more!Don't waffle on making plans to attend our lifesaving brunch.

Feb 12, 2024 | ccforum.biomedcentral.com | Canadian Blood

Clinical trials in severely injured trauma patients have been challenging to perform due to the inability to obtain written informed consent. This challenge has been overcome in areas where the informed written consent process can be replaced by regulatory approval process allowing a trial to be performed based on certain criteria where the benefits of the trial to the patient population may outweigh the ethical requirement of obtaining consent.

Nov 23, 2023 | newswire.ca | Canadian Blood

Two-decade long eligibility requirement lifted for people who spent time in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or France; newly eligible donors welcome starting December 4, /CNW/ - Canadian Blood Services is pleased to announce it has received Health Canada approval on a long-awaited eligibility change that could potentially welcome thousands of new blood and plasma donors.

Jul 14, 2023 | systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com | Canadian Blood

Heavy menstrual bleeding and abnormal uterine bleedingAbnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is defined as bleeding from the uterine corpus that is abnormal in volume, regularity, and/or timing, and which has been present for the majority of the last 6 months [1, 2]. In the clinical setting, AUB most commonly presents in the form of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) [3].