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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...

$65.75M grant positions Lawson as Canadian leader in workplace-injury research

A “game-changer” investment of $65.75 million to Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph’s Health Care London will transform the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of workplace injuries and illness for Ontarians. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s visionary 10-year commitment is WSIB's...

Amanda’s journey

A joyous Christmas night with family turned into tragedy, when Amanda K was thrown from the horse drawn carriage she was riding in. St. Joseph’s exceptional care team gave her the care and tools she needed to return to the warm embrace of her family and community and live a full life. Amanda K. is...

Visionary giving

From the time of a serious motor vehicle accident in 2008 to an unexpected eye diagnosis in 2023, Chris Leavens has depended on the leading expertise of the medical team at St. Joseph's Health Care London through the years. “As a lifelong resident and businessperson in London, Ontario, I believe we...

The gift of hope

For the past 34 years, St. Joseph’s has turned pink at Christmas for a very good cause – the annual Season of Celebration campaign that inspires donor support for essential equipment and items that enhance care. In 2024, donors made gifts online, by phone and in person, giving back however they...

Part of the family

“Everybody at St. Joseph’s has been really helpful,” says Dr. Jamie Fleet, physiatrist and inaugural holder of the Dr. Robert Teasell Fellowship in Stroke Rehabilitation Care & Research, of her time at St. Joseph’s so far. “I’m always connecting with patients and colleagues on this work. I just feel...

Left to right: Sara Hewitt, Amanda Philip, Jillian Bylsma. Seated: Dr. Janet Pope.

Making tomorrow better than today

Dr. Janet Pope has been involved in research since her early days in medical school and has been advancing new knowledge and discovery at St. Joseph’s for a quarter of a century. And in the ever-challenging world of Canadian research funding, she’s incredibly thankful to those people who generously...

The power of positivity

“You're in hospital and you're alive, don't look at what you're missing. Look at what you've got,” Bud Polhill reminded himself and others during his stay at St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s Parkwood Institute. The 85-year-old's relentless optimism is remarkable in the face of the events that led...

Care provider poses with Mount Hope resident holding gift bag

Operation gift giving

A little kindness goes a long way. That was certainly true this past December for the people who make their home at St. Joseph’s Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care. Thanks to the kindness of strangers making gifts through St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation, the care teams at Mount Hope had the...

Dr. Nadeau stands with her mother in their scrubs

Family values

Dr. Kara Nadeau represents the next generation of surgeons. As St. Joseph’s current Breast Surgical Oncology and Oncoplastic Surgery fellow, she’s learning new skills in the operating room, participating in leading-edge research and providing patient-centered care to people from across the region...