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A lasting impact
An exceptional career of innovation prowess, influence and leadership has won St. Joseph’s physicist Ting-Yim Lee the inaugural Career Achievement Award presented by WorldDiscoveries. Ting-Yim, Director of PET/CT Research at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and medical physicist at St...
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St. Joseph’s rehabilitation programs receive the WeRPN Employer Award of Excellence
St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute Rehabilitation Program is the proud recipient of the 2022 Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (WeRPN) Employer Award of Excellence. The WeRPN Employer Award of Excellence recognizes an employer that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in improving...
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New community hub to ease trauma of abuse for children and youth
Creating a safe space for children and youth who have been abused, where they only have to tell their story once, is the goal behind a new partnership in London and the upcoming opening of the Beacon House Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC). St. Joseph’s is a proud partner in the initiative...
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FAST and slow - the varying speeds of a stroke journey
Would you recognize the signs of a stroke in yourself or someone else? 49-year-old Londoner Michael Lees is grateful his wife can. Her knowledge and quick action most likely saved his life. In the middle of the night in January 2022, Michael woke up with a strange feeling, “I kept tossing and...
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London holds 8th place ranking in Canada's Top 40 for hospital-based research
Lawson Health Research Institute is again ranked eighth in the country according to the 2020 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Research Infosource. This strong national position has been maintained by Lawson for the past seven consecutive years and keeps the Institute within...
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Designing his future
When James Telfer was asked several years ago by his endocrinologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital for a loan of his creative design talents, he was happy to oblige. The request was for a special medal to be presented each year to patients with insulin-dependent diabetes who reach 50 years since their...
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Hope, healing, connection and wellness
An innovative, collaborative program of Joseph’s and Atlohsa Family Healing Services is transforming the mental health care experience of Indigenous peoples. In nature, a tree stump that is broken or rotting begins the vital process of providing essential nutrients for the growth of new life. It’s...
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The scoop on poop
Like blood transfusions, fecal transplants save lives. Don't flush away an opportunity to help. Learn about fecal transplants and how anyone can be a poop donor. It’s inevitable that any conversation with Dr. Michael Silverman loops around to poop. Few get as excited at the mention of this bodily...
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With knowledge, comes hope
With only about two in every 10,000 people in Canada living with scleroderma, it can be a lonely journey for these individuals. But at a support group based at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), people with scleroderma can find the strength, education and care they need. It’s a natural...
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