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Published this week in Molecular Medicine, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute have found that patients with post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) have unique biomarkers in their blood. The team is now working on developing a first of its kind blood test that could be used to diagnose...

In London, Ont. more than 1,700 people are experiencing homelessness. Recognizing the growing crisis, more than 200 individuals from 70 organizations across the city came together and developed the Health & Homelessness Whole of Community System Response – a strategic roadmap for supporting unhoused...

The gap between what people with diabetes need to manage their condition and what they can afford is a growing concern for the Diabetes Education Centre (DEC) team at St. Joseph’s Hospital. A lack of funding for diabetes supplies, equipment and medications essential for evidence-based care means...

“The importance of this research on the community cannot be overstated,” shares Sarah Best, Research Manager, about the work in Alzheimer’s disease happening inside the walls of St. Joseph’s Health Care London right now – projects sustained by donor funding. “Our population is aging, and the biggest...

Like blood transfusions, fecal transplants save lives. Don't flush away an opportunity to help. Learn about fecal transplants and how anyone can be a poop donor. It’s inevitable that any conversation with Dr. Michael Silverman loops around to poop. Few get as excited at the mention of this bodily...

It’s only fitting that some of the biggest breakthroughs in diabetes research continue to happen in London, Ontario – the birthplace of insulin. On October 31, 1920, Sir Frederick Banting woke up in the middle of the night with an idea that led to the discovery of insulin, from his home at the time...

For anyone with a cervix age 25 and older, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in collaboration with the South West Regional Cancer Program, hosted a unique, one-day only Pop-Up Pap Test Clinic – no appointment necessary. Twenty years ago, during a routine physical and pap test, Tiffany Lukas had her...

Among cherished family photos and special mementos in the office of Jeremy Burton, PhD, is a slightly faded photo of a young woman. Burton points out the framed photo as he enthusiastically talks about his work. It’s a young Miriam Burnett, after whom the Miriam Burnett Chair in Urological Sciences...