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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Five things you may not know about breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in partnership with the South West Regional Cancer Program, is encouraging women between the ages of 50 and 74 to talk with their healthcare providers about getting screened regularly with a mammogram. Unfortunately, many...
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The Tangredi ties – “St. Joseph’s has always felt like home”
Noelle Tangredi’s family ties run deep at St. Joseph’s – nearly 70 years deep. With her mom, sister, two nieces and husband all with connections – “St. Joseph’s has always felt like home,” says Noelle, an E-learning developer now in her 35th year with the organization. It all started with Noelle’s...
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A legacy of life and love – reborn
Oh baby oh baby – you won’t want to miss the newest display in the legacy corner at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The history of childbirth at St. Joseph’s is chronicled from 1901, when the first birth was recorded at the hospital, to 2011 when the program transferred to London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC...
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Bridging the digital divide in health care
Sam Ayoko doesn’t have a health background but for the patients he works with, he plays an invaluable role in their health care journey. In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, technology is playing an increasingly critical role in how we access medical services. Every day at London Heath...
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Healing through growing
St. Joseph’s Health Care London is growing medicine. As part of an on-site garden, traditional and sacred Indigenous medicines will be nurtured alongside fresh herbs and vegetables- the third summer for this innovative garden on the grounds of St. Joseph’s Parkwood Institute. The garden is a key...
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New St. Joseph’s partnership empowers patients
To provide patients with easy access to and control over their medical imaging, St. Joseph’s Medical Imaging Centre is partnering with PocketHealth, a service that allows patients to access their images online and share them with others, in full diagnostic quality. Instead of returning to the...
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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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The Buzz Around Kidney Stone Research
Tucked in the back of the Microbiome and Probiotic Research Lab at St. Joseph’s hospital sits the Fly Room – a small space that houses even smaller insects whose microscopic innards could hold clues into the link between antibiotic use and the formation of kidney stones. Kidney stones are a growing...
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Strength in storytelling
As a writer and independent filmmaker Jason Gray knows how to tell a powerful story. But the most compelling and perhaps unexpected story he’s sharing is one that’s not yet finished - his own. Jason’s story didn’t begin in a hospital room but it’s there he took pen in hand and began to write it. In...
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