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St. Joseph’s adopts the latest in breast imaging technology

Contrast-enhanced mammography and 3D mammography are resulting in quicker, more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer for patients of St. Joseph’s Breast Care Program. The latest wave in breast imaging technology has arrived at St. Joseph’s Hospital and is making a significant difference in precision...
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Dr. Susan McNair

Closing the gap in gender-based violence care

St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) is breaking new ground in Canada with the creation of a specialized primary care clinic for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other forms of trauma. The Trauma and Violence Specialized Primary Care Clinic, with a key focus on care for...
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Dr. Silverman and Parvathy PhD in the Laboratory

Project 'poop'

Lawson Research Institute scientist Seema Nair Parvathy, PhD, remembers watching in 2014 while a nurse filled a kitchen blender with a donated stool sample and saline and whirred it until “it looked like chocolate milk.” The mixture was later introduced by enema into patients who had Clostridioides...
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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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In the right hands at the right time

For anyone with a cervix age 25 and older, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in collaboration with the South West Regional Cancer Program, hosted a unique, one-day only Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic – no appointment necessary. Twenty years ago, during a routine physical and pap test, Tiffany Lukas had her...
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A soldier's story of finding hope

Ten years ago, Wes McTeer, was on the battlefields in Afghanistan. At 21 years of age, alongside fellow soldiers, he cleared main supply roads of improvised explosive devices and mentored the Afghan National Police. It was an extremely dangerous mission, but from an early age, Wes knew he wanted to...
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Molecular images of TNBC

Finding solutions to a triple negative problem

For Dr. Armen Parsyan, clinical practice and scientific research are equally important components of his career. This Armenia-born clinician-researcher studied at Boston University, Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, McGill University and the University of Toronto before landing at...
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