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In a Canadian first, LHSC performs robotic assisted spinal surgery 

April 25, 2024 Chronic back pain affects nearly eight million Canadians and is a condition that can become quite debilitating. For Dave Myen, a clinical neuroscience patient at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), chronic back pain led to sciatica

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Forecasting tool can help make informed patient transfer decisions

April 23, 2024 In 2021, during the peak of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health-care system’s capacity was stretched and hospitals across Canada relied on each other to share resources and provide care. To help in decision-making, team

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How one physician is helping LHSC go green

April 22, 2024 London Health Sciences Centre Otolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon Dr. Kevin Fung rolls around his clinic on his office chair bringing his WOW (workstation on wheels) with him. He has his Powerchart (an electronic medical record

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Zeynah’s story: Turning a family’s loss into an incredible gift

April 19, 2024 Trigger warning: this story deals with the death of a child When Maryam describes her firstborn daughter Zeynah, one of the first things she speaks of is her willingness to give. “She was a really kind, considerate child, she would

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Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic at Children’s Hospital receives 2024 HOPE Award

April 19, 2024 Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is pleased to share that its Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic (CEC) has received the 2024 HOPE Award from Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario. "I’m immensely proud of our Comprehensive

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Providing care to patients with autoimmune neurologic diseases: from lab to clinic

April 18, 2024 The tenth floor of London Health Sciences Centre’s Victoria Hospital is home to a series of specialty diagnostic laboratories in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PaLM), where experts are exploring neuroimmunology, a

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LHSC Administrative Partner named provincial organ and tissue donation champion by Ontario Health

April 22, 2024 For the first time in its 22-year history, an administrative staff member has been awarded the Provincial Donation Champion Award by the Ontario Health Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN). Alaina Marles, Administrative Partner to the

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Transforming care for transplant patients

April 10, 2024 At 15, Peter Lanis learned his kidneys were failing. The once vivacious teen was gaunt, tired and unable to eat. Every other day, for about three hours, he was connected to a dialysis machine that cleaned his blood and removed excess

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Embracing moments: A heartwarming 20-year volunteer journey

Gale Murley has dedicated 20 years of volunteer service with London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) Auxiliary. Her volunteer journey has been about giving back without expecting anything, sparked by an unexpected encounter. "I met a lady at a

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Paramedic advances patient care, career with LHSC placement

April, 5 2024 In paramedicine, no two days are the same, and you must be prepared for anything. After four years as a paramedic in Guelph, Eric Hocking had experienced a great deal, but he wanted to expand his knowledge even further. That desire led