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Take a seat that matters: Join LHSC’s renewed Board of Directors

June 17, 2026 As London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) continues its work to strengthen its hospitals, it is now turning its focus to an important next step: building a volunteer Board of Directors that will help guide one of Canada’s largest

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Tune in to LHSC's Community Update Meeting

Join our Community Update Meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 12 p.m. to for a special announcement from London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Supervisor David Musyj. LHSC hosts Community Update Meetings each month to keep our community informed and

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Where we've been and where we're going: Letter to the community

June 17, 2026 To the communities we serve, My appointment as Supervisor requires me to provide both an interim report and final report to the Ministry of Health and the public. Today, the Ministry of Health released my Supervisor’s Interim Report as

Research & Innovation

Corrosion and wear damage examined in retrieved knee and hip implants

June 15, 2026 Orthopedic implants are designed to restore movement and relieve pain, offering patients a second or even third chance at mobility. A hip or knee replacement is often framed as a durable fix, engineered to last for years, sometimes

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Sex disparities persist in referral of female patients for kidney transplant assessment

June 10, 2026 Female patients with kidney failure were significantly less likely to be referred to a transplant centre for assessment, according to a new study from ICES, London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), and Western

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Ask the expert: Why do newborns get vitamin K shots?

As medical misinformation spreads online, medical professionals are routinely finding themselves having to combat the misguided advice many people come across. Vitamin K shots for newborns are one of the latest subjects being impacted, with many

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A year of impact: Supporting adolescents and young adults through the AYA Oncology Program

June 4, 2026 As a 22-year-old student, cancer is the last thing on someone’s mind. For Ishtar Samano, this became a reality in 2025 when what began as unexplained backpain, soon led to emergency department visits, specialist appointments, and an

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STOP program: Smoking cessation for head and neck, and lung cancer patients at LHSC

May 28, 2026 In May 2025, head and neck cancer patients at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) began to have the option to access STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients), a smoking cessation program from

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Working at LHSC - Helping patients take the next step

May 28, 2026 The Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team at LHSC see thousands of patients a year supporting post-operative orthopaedic patients, Surgical Day Unit (SDU), Post Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), Rorabeck Bourne Joint Replacement Clinic

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How accessibility shapes one nurse’s approach to care

May 25, 2026 For as long as she can remember, Emma Van Dyk has navigated the world differently than most people. She was born with a genetic condition affecting the clarity of her central vision that even glasses cannot fully correct. As a result