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‘Poop pill’ benefits may extend to treating kidney cancer, lung cancer and melanoma

Clinical trials suggest fecal transplants can prevent side effects in treating kidney cancer. It can also dramatically improve outcomes for people with lung and melanoma cancers. A groundbreaking study show that the toxic side effects of drugs to treat kidney cancer could be virtually eliminated with customized fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), a field where London excels. The discovery published in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal, was published simultaneously with another paper also in the same journal that suggests FMT is also effective in helping treat lung cancer and melanoma...

Serving hope

Jason sat down, ate dinner with his wife and watched the sun set. But this wasn’t any ordinary dinner. It was the first time the couple had enjoyed a meal together in more than a year and a half, when Jason was admitted to the hospital for complex medical issues. He couldn’t wait to tell Penny Welch...

Two veterans playing pool at Parkwood Institute

Feels like home

Our homes. They are the places where we feel safe, comfortable, connected and cared for. For Jamie Hackland and Terry Abbott, home is the Veterans Care Program at St. Joseph’s Health Care London. And with your generosity through the 2025 Season of Celebration (SOC) campaign, they feel more at home...

Faith, family and giving

Growing up on the outskirts of London, a young Murray Faulkner would join his family for Sunday worship every week. He says that when it came time to make the offering, he would give five cents of his 15-cent weekly allowance. The tradition instilled in him the values of community and giving back...

Nurse Educator Reem Gray demonstrates Nursing Anne’s capabilities in the training lab you helped to fund.

Learning by doing

Reem Gray’s ears perk up. There’s a voice shouting for help inside the newly renovated Parkwood Simulation and Education Lab – but it’s not coming from a person. It’s the voice of Nursing Anne, a highly realistic, fully programmable human model lying in a hospital bed. Gray, a nurse educator, is...

St. Joseph’s Cognitive Clinical Trials research group who are leading the BioMIND study.

Unlocking alzheimer's mysteries

To researchers, Alzheimer’s disease is mystifying. It has no known cause, and no cure – so far. But early detection can open the door to fresh hope. A research team at St. Joseph’s Lawson Research Institute is pioneering a new local initiative, made possible through your support. Its goal is to...

A medical professional in green scrubs uses a handheld tonometer to measure the eye pressure of a seated patient.

The apple of their eyes

Our patient care is lifechanging, says Kate Gelinas, an ophthalmic technician at St. Joseph’s Ivey Eye Institute. “I hear this all the time from our patients, some of whom travel five hours one way for care, and who are so grateful.” Her colleague, Dunia Kadri, who is also an ophthalmic technician...

Helping the planet, one inhaler at a time

Prescription inhalers can be lifesavers for people with chronic breathing conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Ironically, though, many of these devices are not as healthy for the planet as they are for patients. A recent study shows that metered-dose inhalers...

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...

A tradition of caring: 15 years of Christmas cheer at Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care

For the past 15 years, Santa has taken on a different form at Parkwood Institute’s Mental Health Care Building — arriving through the generosity of community members and partners from Canadian Mental Health Association Middlesex (CMHA). St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Patient’s Council has teamed up...