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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...

Western University, St. Joseph’s Health Care London partner to improve lives of those with mobility issues

Thanks to a generous $2.5 million donation from William and Lynne Gray to St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation, Western University and St. Joseph’s have partnered to establish the William and Lynne Gray Research Chair in Mobility & Activity within Western’s Faculty of Health Sciences. The Chair is...

We must remain vigilant

As citywide Chair/Chief of Infectious Diseases, Dr. Michael Silverman has played an instrumental role in London’s response to the pandemic. He has provided critical clarity in a world filled with noise about the novel coronavirus, advising hospital administrators on the use of personal protective...

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Gratitude fuels fundraising for food bank

When the pandemic began, health care providers from both London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London received an outpouring of support from the community. Much of this support came in the form of food donations for emergency and urgent care staff and physicians at LHSC’s...

Caring for the Caregiver

Family caregivers are often the invisible frontline workers in our health care system and act as vital members of the health care team. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many family caregivers were faced with significant challenges as supports within the community dwindled due visitor restrictions in...

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Your donation lets us explore new ways to provide care to those experiencing mental health challenges

From a young age, Alec Cook wrestled with social anxiety. At 12 he began seeing a therapist. But when he started high school, his panic attacks were so encompassing that he would miss days of school. Instead of allowing his anxiety to take control of his life, he took control of the situation and...

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Your donation helps us create new treatments to tackle health issues facing our community

A farmer. A hard worker. An independent man. This would describe Chris MacGregor, even after he experienced a stroke at age 50. “The stroke took everything on his right side. It took his speech. He could do nothing,” says Connie, his wife of 23 years. To regain movement, Chris received therapy in...

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Your donation enables unique dementia care at Mount Hope

“What kind of pie should we bake?” It’s a question that might seem out of place to some health care providers. But not to Therapeutic Recreation Assistant Lisa Roselli. In the Memory Care Unit at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Lisa helps 36 residents living with dementia remain active and...

You are making a difference against COVID-19

As the number of new cases continue to rise worldwide, the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) here in London and across Canada is more urgent than ever. But your support is helping St. Joseph's respond. Your donation means funding for COVID-19-related research, patient equipment and comfort...

The Notebook - a tantalizing tale from St. Joseph's earliest days

The lined pages are brownish-yellow and the delicate handwriting inked with a fountain pen is faded. Page after page the notes describe medical conditions and treatments, even recipes for remedies like barley water found tucked into a passage titled “Care of the New Born”. In a rare and intriguing...