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Still here: Marilyn McEwen’s story

October 15, 2025 On January 28, 2026, Marilyn McEwen was waiting in her car to pick up her granddaughters from high school. She had gone inside briefly to let them know she was there before heading back to the driver’s seat.

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How blood donors like Glen save up to three lives at a time

October 5, 2026 Glen Dietz didn’t think skipping English class at 17 would turn into something so important. Yet, 55 years later with 300 blood donations up his sleeve, donating blood when he was supposed to be reading Shakespeare shaped a massive

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Good medicine: LHSC’s Visiting Elders program brings culture, connection, and healing to patients

September 30, 2026 At London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), the Visiting Elders program is helping First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Urban Indigenous patients access cultural and spiritual support as part of their care journeys. Through the program

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Finding the right path: How the GRACE Clinic helps older adults make informed decisions about surgery

September 28, 2026 When Stuart Powers learned he would need to consider major surgery as part of his cancer treatment, he and his wife, Sharon, were faced with a difficult decision. The procedure could be life-changing, but so could the recovery

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Andy and Helen Spriet Donate $1 Million to Expand Cardiac Care at LHSC

September 25, 2026 London, Ont. – A $1 million gift from local philanthropists Andy and Helen Spriet is helping bring a third Electrophysiology (EP) Lab one step closer to reality at London Health Sciences Centre's (LHSC) University Hospital. The

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London Health Sciences Centre completes Canadian first using "heart in a box" technology for cardiac transplantation

September 24, 2026 In a transplant first for a Canadian recipient, the provincially shared Transmedics Organ Care System kept a donor heart beating outside of the body, helping to expand transplant possibilities for London Health Sciences Centre

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Spreading joy through Great Moments

September 21, 2026 In paediatric health care, treating a child's illness is only one part of the equation. Equally important is caring for the whole child: supporting their emotional health, nurturing their sense of identity, and creating moments of

Research

Could these pills help people with anorexia? A new study aims to find out

A new clinical trial is recruiting people diagnosed with anorexia nervosa as researchers hope to discover if fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) capsules could help better manage this eating disorder. Led by researchers at London Health Sciences Centre

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Defying the odds: Renal patient celebrates 37 years on dialysis

September 17, 2026 Thirty-seven years ago, in 1989, music artists like Chicago, Paula Abdul, and Bette Midler were topping the charts (and future chart topper Taylor Swift was born). Movies such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Back to the

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Ask the Expert: Why is RSV prophylaxis recommended for newborns?

Kids are officially back in school across the country and while it may be a welcome reprieve for parents, we do know that the dreaded respiratory illness season is just around the corner. Among the illnesses expected to be passed around is