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Dr. Constance Mackenzie

What causes asthma? DocTalks Podcast Season 4, Episode 26

According to Asthma Canada, asthma is the third most common disease in our nation, affecting more than 3.8 Million people. While there is no one cause or cure for asthma, there are triggers asthma sufferers should avoid and ways to control their condition. On the latest episode of the DocTalks Podcast, host Ian Gillespie discusses the triggers, treatments and new science in asthma with Dr. Constance Mackenzie, a respirologist in the Asthma Centre at St. Joseph’s Health Care London. Listen to this Podcast > Brought to you in partnership with St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation. Note: The...
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Preventable pumpkin carving injuries

Every Halloween, surgeons at St. Joseph’s Hand and Upper Limb Centre (HULC) treat patients with severe cuts to fingers and hands suffered while carving decorative pumpkins. “These preventable injuries can lead to surgery followed by three to four months of rehabilitation,” warns Dr. Ruby Grewal a...
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bags

The gift of the ‘Bag Ladies’

In the friendly and quaint village of London’s Old South, tucked away in the basement of the majestic Wesley-Knox United Church, there’s a sweat shop. No guff. Each assigned a specific task, 15 to 25 women sit in clusters at tables toiling all day long – well organized, perfectly choreographed and...
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nurses

Decorated nurse part of St. Joseph’s storied nursing past

She was born the year St. Joseph’s Hospital opened and graduated from the hospital’s nursing school 20 years later. But the call to serve with respect, excellence and compassion in the tradition of faith and caring would bring this young nurse far beyond the walls of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Canada...
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poppies

Prideful poppy making

One hundred years ago, poppies grew on the battlefields during the First World War. There is perhaps no greater symbol of remembrance than the poppy – a reminder of all those who fought and lost their lives for the freedoms that we have today. On Sept. 19, in partnership with the Grand Theatre...
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Our People: Meet Erin Macias, dietary aide, Parkwood Institute

What do you know about the people you pass in the hall or see in the cafeteria every day? What do they do at St. Joseph’s? Here we will introduce you to a member of the St. Joseph’s family, recognizing their contribution to respect, excellence and compassion. Role As a dietary aide, Erin prepares...
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