canadian blood services
SFU partners with Canadian Blood Services for 1,000 stem cell swabs campaign
February 28, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU students were invited to an opportunity to change lives on February 8. Canadian Blood Services set up shop in the Student Union Building and outside the Mackenzie Cafe, encouraging individuals to register for stem cell donations. Stem cell transplants aid in blood restoration for those who have undergone chemotherapy treatments due to prolonged illness, including blood disorders, autoimmune diseases, cancer, and over 80 other conditions. A stem cell transplant increases blood cell turnover to help the body create more white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. These cells clot the blood to prevent…
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Canadian Blood Services adopts inclusive screening practices
May 17, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer Canadian Blood Sevices (CBS) has announced that by September 30, 2022, queer men will be eligible to donate blood. Previously, gay and bisexual men were not eligible to donate blood if they had been sexually involved…
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SFU hosts its first ever blood drive
March 4, 2019On March 1, 2019, an inaugural blood drive was held at the Simon Fraser University Burnaby campus. The event was organized by the SFU Blood, Organ, and Stem Cell Club, formerly known as SFU Blood For Life. The blood drive…
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SFU Blood for Life encourages students to get involved, save lives
February 24, 2017SFU Blood for Life is bringing students together over a shared interest in saving lives, one pint of plasma at a time. Having established themselves on campus in spring 2016, this year promises to be a big one for SFU…
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Canadian Blood Services once again proves its needless discrimination
July 11, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap] have been donating blood since 2013, and it deeply saddens me to hear that Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be adopting a complicated new protocol on August 15 with regards to blood donations from trans* people. Dr. Mindy Goldman…
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