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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Five things you may not know about breast cancer

… death rate from breast cancer in women ages 50 to 74,” says Dr. Jan Owen, Regional Primary Care Lead for the South West … death rate from breast cancer in women ages 50 to 74,” says Dr. Jan Owen, Regional Primary Care Lead for the South West … death rate from breast cancer in women ages 50 to 74,” says Dr. Jan Owen, Regional Primary Care Lead for the South West …

Next-generation 3D imaging can guide surgeons’ hands

… can guide surgeons’ hands Image In a Canadian first, Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has … is one of two centres in the world to debut the technology. Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has … Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), orthopedic surgeon Dr. George Athwal has introduced the ground-breaking next …

Exemplary Physician, Compassionate Cheerleader

… Exemplary Physician, Compassionate Cheerleader Image Dr. Laura Lyons is filling a great need, regionally and … in high school, Jodi’s world evolved into a whirlwind of drugs, partying and destructive relationships. An attempt at … failed and her addiction to opioids led to injecting hydromorphone. “The first time I injected, it was either going …

The scoop on poop

… a poop donor.  It’s inevitable that any conversation with Dr. Michael Silverman loops around to poop. Few get as … bodily byproduct, and few are as well versed on the topic. Dr. Silverman, Director of St. Joseph's Infectious Diseases … In 2003, long before poop was a hot topic in health care, Dr. Silverman was treating an 80-year-old patient who had …

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

… the war, field ambulance units removed casualties from dressing stations and regimental aid posts to casualty … unit established by Western University and commanded by Dr. Edwin Seaborn, who graduated in medicine from Western in … the war, field ambulance units removed casualties from dressing stations and regimental aid posts to casualty …

New options in an old battle

… and inpatient stays are common. In 2017, hematologist Dr. Ziad Solh led LHSC to become the first hospital in the … Joseph’s Pain Management Program began collaborating with Dr. Solh, providing his patients with the gold standard in pain management. St. Joseph’s anesthesiologist Dr. Qutaiba Tawfic, who has been instrumental …

Lawson Strategic Research Fund winners using imaging to improve patient care and outcomes

… into the body. This is known as particle wear,” says Dr. Matthew Teeter, Lawson Scientist. “While this doesn’t … around implants, causing them to come loose,” explains Dr. Teeter, who studies hip implants in Lawson’s Implant … wear, including inflammation around hip replacements,” says Dr. Johnathan Thiessen, Lawson Imaging Scientist at St. …

In the right hands at the right time

… pap test was again positive. Referred to gynecologist Dr. Robert Di Cecco at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, … abnormal cells for the third time and she returned to Dr. Di Cecco. In the Colposcopy Clinic at St. Joseph’s … the news registered in my brain and my eyes began to water, Dr. Di Cecco said ‘there is no crying in colposcopy’,” …

All in the family

… in 1931, and would marry a young intern at St. Joseph’s, Dr. Evarist Durocher. Their daughter, Margaret, would also … at St. Joseph’s and marry a physician - otolaryngologist Dr. Gordon LeBoldus, who retired in 2020 after 60 years of … to the early 1900s. Eye, ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Septimus Thompson practiced at St Joseph’s Hospital for …

Runs in the family

… They wanted to raise funds, increase awareness and thank Dr. Michael Borrie and his team for the care provided to … more than 10 years ago and was referred for assessment to Dr. Borrie, a geriatrician at St. Joseph’s. Within two … for the care, John and his wife Margaret participated in Dr. Borrie’s national observational study of cognitive …

London researchers discover novel method to diagnose long COVID

… sometimes take up to 12 months for the condition to occur. Dr. Douglas Fraser, Lawson Scientist “It’s estimated that 30 … of patients with COVID-19 will develop long COVID,” says Dr. Douglas Fraser, Lawson Scientist and Critical Care … to look for changes after an acute infection,” explains Dr. Fraser, who is also a Professor at Western University’s …