Wendi Heal had heard the horror stories about those who ended up on a ventilator with COVID-19. And here was the lead COVID-19 physician at her bedside explaining her deteriorating condition and just that grim possibility. “I remember asking him what my chances were for recovery once on a ventilator...

Understanding how to support a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness can be challenging and at times, even isolating. That is why, more than 15 years ago, the Mental Health Family Education Course was introduced at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in support of patients and their...

Veterans currently living at Parkwood Institute will be participating in a first-of-its-kind study by researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute. The study will be the first to explore Canadian veterans’ beliefs about confidentiality in mental health care and whether those beliefs act as a...

Jill was watching an episode of Oprah when she first discovered the lump in her right breast. Oprah’s guest was explaining how to check a bra’s fit and Jill was following along when she felt the mass. It was an anxious feeling given that she had recently been given a clean bill of health after her...

Poised over a medical model of a detachable penis in his office at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dr. Stephen Pautler quips, “to screen or not to screen, that’s really the question.” Shakespeare he’s not, but as a urologist for almost 20 years, Dr. Pautler knows a thing or two about prostate care. “There...

For St. Joseph’s Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic, it just wasn’t an option to limit access to patient care when the pandemic hit earlier this year. “The abrupt physical closure of the Toronto Clinic was stressful for patients and staff, and we made quick changes,” reports Dr. Maya Roth...