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Do you pee when you cough? 

Or maybe it happens when you sneeze or exercise? If you do, you may have urinary incontinence. This common and often embarrassing problem occurs more often than you would think, affecting one in four women middle aged and older. The severity of urinary incontinence can range from occasionally...
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Shop local this fall with St. Joseph’s new vendor program

Local artisans and entrepreneurs are invited to sell their locally made goods within on-site stores located at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) beginning this Fall. Our Volunteer Services Department is launching a new ‘Local Vendor Program’ designed to support community entrepreneurs...
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Stroke Rehabilitation Team honoured for advancing aphasia care

St. Joseph’s Stroke Rehabilitation Team at Parkwood Institute received the 2024 Gerry Cormier Communicative Access Award for being the first to implement eLearning communication strategies that enhance care and inclusion for stroke survivors with aphasia. The St. Joseph’s Stroke Rehabilitation Team...
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Drs. Tom Sheidow and Khaldon Abbas

Keeping an Eye on Care of the Future

While in university, Dr. Khaldon Abbas had a deeply moving experience as a volunteer with the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT) that changed the trajectory of his life and career. The community-based organization helps victims of war and torture, and Abbas, whose family immigrated to...
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The gift of the ‘Bag Ladies’

In the friendly and quaint village of London’s Old South, tucked away in the basement of the majestic Wesley-Knox United Church, there’s a sweat shop. No guff. Each assigned a specific task, 15 to 25 women sit in clusters at tables toiling all day long – well organized, perfectly choreographed and...
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Jennifer's family

Jennifer’s choice

The threat of breast cancer led Jennifer Murphy to make an agonizing decision. The young mom will talk about that choice at Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day on Oct. 17 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The worry weighed heavily on Jennifer Murphy from the time she was in her twenties. A frightening...
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In creative pursuit of recovery

Everyone knows Richard has talent. The room falls silent as he clears his throat, pulls the microphone close, strums an intro chord and eases into a soulful ballad. Richard is a patient of St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Program at Parkwood Institute. He’s performing one of his original songs, just...
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Cassandra Fisher

The journey to where you’re meant to be

For Cassandra Fisher, identifying and addressing gaps in the health care system has shaped her entire career. Her current role as Clinical Manager of the Trauma and Violence Specialized Primary Care Program (TVSPCP) at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) represents the realization of a...
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