Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

B.C. deal changes criteria for liver transplant eligibility for Indigenous people

B.C. has agreed to change its policies for how it prioritizes Indigenous people for liver transplants, and to end practices ...
KelownaNow

Liver transplant confirmed for Kelowna mother after 10 months of waiting and advocating

After over 10 months of being on a liver transplant waitlist, a Kelowna mother is set to get her much needed surgery in early ...
KelownaNowOpinion

‘Matter of life and death’: Loewen demands urgent action for Kelowna mother on liver transplant waitlist

A local Conservative MLA is calling on BC Transplant and the NDP government to immediately intervene in the case of a Kelowna ...
Gastroenterology Advisor

Sex and Body Size Disparities for LT Access Persist With MELD3.0

Despite updates in MELD3.0 to include sex and albumin, women and smaller-bodied patients continue to receive lower transplant priority compared with men of similar disease severity.
Chemainus Valley Courier

‘I’ve lost all trust’: Kelowna mother fears time running out for liver transplant

Kelowna mother Lyndsay Richholt was told in March that she has approximately six months to live, her fate now resting on ...
Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

‘I’ve lost all trust:’ Kelowna mother pleads with BC Transplant for her life

Kelowna mother Lyndsay Richholt was told in March that she has approximately six months to live, her fate now resting on ...