LE MAGAZINE
Janvier 2023
Sommaire
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD!
As you read through the pages of this issue of the MAGAZINE, you will no doubt be inspired and touched, as I was, by the human stories they contain. It is our day-to-day life at Héma-Québec – we can...
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD!
As you read through the pages of this issue of the MAGAZINE, you will no doubt be inspired and touched, as I was, by the human stories they contain. It is our day-to-day life at Héma-Québec – we can...
GENDER-NEUTRAL QUESTIONNAIRE
A great step forward, without compromising safety
Héma-Québec has opted for an individualized approach to assess the risks associated with sexual relations. This means people who identify with sexual diversity, and particularly homosexual men, now...
GIVING BACK BY DONATING
With the introduction of the new gender-neutral questionnaire, Vincent Godbout can now donate blood and plasma. And as evidenced by the 15 plasma donations he made since October, he is catching up on...
SPEAKING WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS
For years now, Dr. Réjean Thomas, founder of the Actuel medical clinic, has been an indispensable reference in the area of sexual health, the prevention of risks associated with sexuality and has been...
BLOOD
HÉMA-QUÉBEC OPENS ITS ELEVENTH PEMANENT CENTRE IN SAINT-BRUNO!
On October 31, in the middle of Halloween, the Héma-Québec donor centre in Saint-Bruno welcomed its first visitors. While on the streets, large and small vampires were searching for synthetic...
THE INVISIBLE DISEASE
Now in her early thirties, Akelia Campbell has endured multiple surgeries and unpredictable intense pain crises. The cause? Like about 1,800 other people in Québec, mainly from Black communities, she...
PLASMA DONATION
CONCENTRATED GENEROSITY IN HIS SUITCASE
Yves-Alain Lavoie knew that something was wrong when his daughter turned to him and said: “You look yellow, Dad”. The school facilitator had been dealing with occasional drops in platelets in his...
STEM CELLS
WHAT IS A STEM CELL?
Stem cells are the “mother” cells from which all other blood cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets develop. These cells are produced in the bone marrow, a soft tissue that...
SIGN UP TO THE REGISTER!
Every year, thousands of people learn that they have a serious illness like cancer. For some of them, stem cell transplantation is the only chance of survival. Unfortunately, three times out of four,...
AN INNOVATIVE TEST DEVELOPED BY HÉMA-QUÉBEC
Before a stem cell transplant is carried out, we must ensure the quality of the cells that will be used. This is why their ability to reproduce in a setting similar to that of the person receiving the...
HUMAN TISSUES
COLLABORATING FOR LIFE
In 2020, Héma-Québec and the Bureau du coroner du Québec reached an unprecedented and innovative agreement that marked a new milestone in their partnership, which began several years ago and is...
MOTHER'S MILK
A GESTURE OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN MOTHERS
In 2019, Stéphanie gave birth to Elliot and Paul-Émile, twins born prematurely after just 27 weeks of pregnancy. Over the next 100 days, the small family stayed in the hospital to allow the babies to...
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
A RACE AGAINST BLINDNESS
There was no reason to believe that it was anything other than conjunctivitis, an unpleasant but relatively commonplace eye infection. That is why, when returned from the pharmacy last August with an...
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