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A researcher working in the laboratory at Children’s Hospital at LHSC alongside Dr. Beary Good and Fezzi.
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Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada and LHSC launch landmark research program for rare childhood bone disorders

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Meet your surgeon and their robot: The unstoppable duo behind cutting-edge surgeries at LHSC
New imaging solution could help improve survival for patients with recurring prostate cancer 
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Adult patients with sickle cell disease can now be treated with stem cell transplantation at LHSC

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