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One year after a major stroke, Pam is sharing a message that could save a life
When Pam Salmoni experienced what she now knows was a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes called a "mini stroke," she didn't think it was an emergency. She noticed something was wrong when she couldn't pick up an earring she had dropped and her speech became garbled. Her husband, Alan...
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A deep dive inside the human body
If you were to travel deep inside the human body, you would be able to see the hum of activity inside each tiny cell and the electrical conversation between them. You could visualize miniscule details of the soft tissue that makes you, you. While it may sound like an episode of The Magic School Bus...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Service: Dr. Munro’s Lifelong Commitment to Care
Since March 17, 1975, when he first began assisting fellow family physician Dr. Ross Lewis at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dr. Munro has embodied the essence of compassionate, person-centered care that defines St. Joseph’s. Back then, St. Joseph’s Family Medical Program was located within the hospital and...
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Raising the standard in long-term care at Mount Hope
At Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, a three-year journey focused on advancing sustainable improvements in resident care has led to a significant achievement – a Best Practice Spotlight Organization – Long-Term Care (BPSO-LTC) designation. The designation by the Registered Nurses Association of...
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Largest-ever Canadian clinical trial tests “poop pills” to improve immunotherapy for lung cancer
Backed by the Canadian Cancer Society and Weston Family Foundation, the LUNA-2 microbiome capsule research study will be the largest of its kind in Canada LONDON, ON – For nearly half of people diagnosed with lung cancer, immunotherapy can slow the disease but not stop it. Funded through a $4...
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When medication is mixed with sunshine, beware the side effects
Brighter, warmer, longer summer days are a few things most Canadians look forward to. But if your medication doesn’t mix with sunshine, a sunny day may end with a nasty sunburn. While most know to avoid alcohol or certain foods that can interfere with some prescription medications, there is less...
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Diabetic supplies or groceries – sometimes the choice is difficult
The gap between what people with diabetes need to manage their condition and what they can afford is a growing concern for the Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) team at St. Joseph’s Hospital. A lack of funding for diabetes supplies, equipment and medications essential for evidence-based care means...
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‘Micro-doses of wisdom’
The numbers say occupational therapist Clark Heard has given more than 30,000 hours as mentor to more than 150 work-placement students across 25 years of professional practice. But Heard, who works at St. Joseph’s Health Care London’s Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care (Southwest...
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A Celebration of Healing
Sitting across from her surgeon at 35, Genevieve (Gen) Kroeker was facing a scary and personal choice – did she want breast reconstruction after her bilateral mastectomy? In the middle of breast cancer treatment, with little time to think about her choice, Gen’s surgeon, Dr. Sarah Knowles, posed a...
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