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Persevering through poetry

Melissa Weiler proudly holds her first self-published book. Entitled “Emotions”, it's a collection of thought-provoking poems written over a 30-year span. Many emanate feelings from her high school days. They are reflections on life, loss and all the mixed emotions of being a teenager. Melissa, 48...
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Leading the conversation on equity, diversity and inclusivity

EXCHANGE: A London Health Research Day forum on diversity and inclusivity promotes conversations around the challenges associated with equity, diversity and inclusivity and potential solutions for the future. The city of London, Ontario is home to a vibrant health research community. On Wednesday...
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St. Joseph's Nurses

At the elbow support

In the moments that matter most, confidence is built through real-time mentorship, coaching and at-the-elbow support across St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s). St. Joseph’s Clinical Scholar Nurse (CSN) Program supports St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) nurses at every stage...
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Lea and her partner

The right option at the right time

Fresh off a beach day in Grand Bend in summer of 2015, Lea Seguin suddenly felt pain in one of her breasts. Chalking it up to sand irritation from her day by the water, and with the pain going away with her menstrual cycle, Lea didn’t give it too much thought – until it returned the next month. When...
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John Lartides, his art display and staff members

Brushes of joy

John Lartides enters a familiar room at St. Joseph’s Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care (Mount Hope) – but this time, it feels different. The large recreation hall is now adorned with easels, decadent desserts, and a harpist who strums softly in the background. On display are beautiful pieces of...
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Illuminating the body's smallest secrets

Tucked behind the protective lower walls of St. Joseph’s Hospital lies a futuristic workshop of sorts – a place where science, technology and leading-edge medical care converge. Within a behemoth, 62-ton machine, a swirling vortex of powerful magnetic fields and electric pulses is creating bursts of...
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Rehab team

Ranked 53rd among Canada’s top employers

St. Joseph's was once again recognized by Forbes as a leading Canadian employer, ranking the organization 53rd in its annual list of Canada’s top 300 employers. Among health care and social service organizations, St. Joseph’s placed an impressive third, alongside Children’s Hospital of Eastern...
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Transformed the breast biopsy experience

Our teams worked to develop a new breast cancer biopsy method that combines contrast enhanced mammography (CEM) with mammography-guided biopsy technology to streamline the process for patients and technicians. In a newly published study in the American Journal of Roentgenology, a team at Lawson...
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