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Mom with baby

New life. New Ideas.

You make a difference: Dr. Janine Hutson. Meet Dr. Janine Hutson, the clinician-researcher leading a new, life-changing maternal health research program at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). LHSC

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Dr. Elizabeth Osuch

Quarantined In Crisis

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced a country-wide lockdown in March, 2020, London turned eerily quiet. The hustle and bustle vanished from shops and sidewalks. The typical droning of traffic was absent

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Roy Kirby

Life beyond cancer: Roy Kirby's story

Roy Kirby is all too familiar with the devastation that accompanies the word “cancer.” His own journey began in 1998, when his wife, Patty, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After six years

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X-ray of hip replacement

Moving Step-by-Step with Advancements in Orthopaedic Research

A large part of life in Canada is our ability and willingness to move across the land. It doesn’t take long for our sprawling cityscapes to give way to the vast open countryside. Unfortunately

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Doctor on couch

Apart Together: How Donors Fostered a Culture of Wellness Amidst a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped life as we know it. There’s hardly been a corner of our world left unaffected. Not surprisingly, one of the hardest-hit populations has been health-care workers

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Woman Giving Birth

A Legacy Lighting the Way for New Life

Welcoming new life into the world is a delicate thing. Whether it’s someone’s first child or their fifth, becoming a new parent is as exciting as it is scary. One cannot help but look inward and take

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Surgeons

The Science of Sleeping Organs | Promising New Research to Improve Organ Transplantation

Ideas can really take on a life of their own. And like any other living thing, they require proper nourishment and a suitable environment in which to flourish. Same as how certain creatures grow

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Athletic woman in white shirt running while carrying Canada flag.

Regaining her strength along a different path: Holly Kettle's Story

She didn't notice at first, but everything changed in a moment. When 38-year-old triathlete Holly Kettle headed out for a short morning run last June, she felt great. Afterward, she headed to her job

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Young woman wearing a headscarf

Understanding the language of breast cancer through translational research

For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is a devastating revelation. The mind reels as one’s mortality is suddenly thrust into the spotlight sooner than anticipated. More disheartening still must be the moment