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The quest to advance detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and to personalize cancer care has received a major boost, with $7.2 million in funding to Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) of St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) for first-of-its kind research. Lawson scientists will...

Celeste Giovanatti wants to be the best pharmacist she can be. She also wants to play a role in reducing what she describes as “fractured care”, which she noticed far too often during placements in community pharmacies throughout her four years of pharmacy school. Now, as a new pharmacy graduate...

If science were a baseball game, Thuvaraha Jeyakumaran’s batting average would rank her an all-star in her first major-league season. For the third consecutive time, the research coordinator and knowledge-mobilization specialist at St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute has become an award-winner for three...

Geriatricians are doctors that specialize in providing medical care for older adults. They start by assessing the person to find out what medical conditions they may have. They also review their medications and care needs. They then make suggestions for care options and services in the community...

A research team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, using provincial data from ICES, found that higher air pollution exposure in the first year of life very likely contributed to this higher risk. “It’s known that cities in Southwestern Ontario have varied levels of air...

For the past year, the Kindness Krew at Parkwood Institute has been spreading goodwill through various pursuits and the pandemic has not stopped this charitable group of individuals from making a difference. In fact, it has spurred them on. Made up of 16 Veterans and numerous staff from the Veterans...

Meet Cyril Hartland, Nathalie Ross and Carolyn McPherson, three volunteers at St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) who collectively contributed 5,000 hours of volunteer service between 2023-2024. Through their efforts, Cyril, Nathalie and Carolyn have not only supported the hospital but...

The region’s largest celebration of emerging researchers’ work, London Health Research Day featured oral and poster presentations from undergraduates, grad students, postgraduates and trainees. They shared their work with peers and globally renowned scientists in an array of specialized health and...