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Only in Canada

Only in Canada

Date7/31/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Only in Canada: Reginald Collins' heart troubles only seems to happen in Canada. The 59-year-old Pittsburgh man is in Toronto Western Hospital, after a unique operation to clear the double bypass he had three years ago - in Canada.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026391F
Life-saving drug okayed for blue babies By Lillian Newberry Toronto Star, Gregory White, a blue baby was only a few days old in 1975 when he became th(...)
Life-saving drug okayed for blue babies By Lillian Newberry Toronto Star, Gregory White, a blue baby was only a few days old in 1975 when he became th(...)
3/29/1982
A patched-up heart was the only present 6-year-old Julie Bristol asked for Christmas - and she celebrated Christmas yesterday by playing with nurse Mr(...)
A patched-up heart was the only present 6-year-old Julie Bristol asked for Christmas - and she celebrated Christmas yesterday by playing with nurse Mr(...)
12/20/1968
New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on
New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on
11/3/1983
Thunder bay (CP) - John Adams, the first person to undergo a heart and double lung transplant in Canada, died Tuesday at a London, Ont., hospital. Ada(...)
Thunder bay (CP) - John Adams, the first person to undergo a heart and double lung transplant in Canada, died Tuesday at a London, Ont., hospital. Ada(...)
11/3/1983
Hearty smiles : March is heart month across Canada and Meaghan Barber and her mother Karen are among many Canadians thankful for contributions to the Heart Fund
Hearty smiles : March is heart month across Canada and Meaghan Barber and her mother Karen are among many Canadians thankful for contributions to the Heart Fund
2/9/1984
A 17-month old Israeli boy, who is in Canada for heart surgery,was admitted to the Hospital for Sick children yesterday
A 17-month old Israeli boy, who is in Canada for heart surgery,was admitted to the Hospital for Sick children yesterday
12/11/1986
Checking for broken wiring in the heart of a patient who uses a battery-powered pacemaker to transmit electrical impulses to the heart's pumping chamb(...)
Checking for broken wiring in the heart of a patient who uses a battery-powered pacemaker to transmit electrical impulses to the heart's pumping chamb(...)
12/11/1968
Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
12/11/1968
Medical Marvel: The average carotid stent is about 10 millimeters in diameter and 8 to 10 millimetres long
Medical Marvel: The average carotid stent is about 10 millimeters in diameter and 8 to 10 millimetres long
2/3/1998
Mr. And Mrs. George Burleson, Daughter with heart defect just a bowl of sunshine
Mr. And Mrs. George Burleson, Daughter with heart defect just a bowl of sunshine
12/14/1966
She made it
She made it
2/27/1980
greatest gift Allyson Burleson could have this Christmas the gift of life
greatest gift Allyson Burleson could have this Christmas the gift of life
12/14/1966