Stories: Canadian Blood Services

Hear Mackenzie and Robbie’s interview on CBC Radio with Dr. Heidi Elmoazzen, director of stem cells at Canadian Blood Services

Ian Harrop skydived to celebrate his 600th donation

Mike Jones recovered from a rare immune disorder

Calgary’s Diane Charlebois owes her life to a stranger half a world away

Unique initiatives support donor recruitment, development of new matching technology

Mackenzie Curran’s schoolmate donated stem cells after hearing her speak at Queen’s University

If you visit Canadian Blood Services’ new Calgary operations facility, you’ll see information about the building’s photovoltaic output (a method of generating electricity from sunlight) on the screen in the lobby.

Discovery likely to improve patient diagnosis and quality testing of stored red cells

There’s more to blood type than A, B, AB and O

New donor centres will help meet rising need for medications made from this blood component