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One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, making it the most common cancer for women. However, early detection and new treatment options have improved the survival rate for breast cancer patients. On this episode of the DocTalks Podcast, host Ian Gillespie chats with...

Once again, members of St. Joseph’s Mental Health Care Patient’s Council teamed up with individuals from the Canadian Mental Health Association - Middlesex (CMHA) to help spread a little Christmas cheer to inpatients. In what’s now become an annual, seasonal tradition, a group from CMHA has put...

Understanding how to support a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness can be challenging and at times, even isolating. That is why, more than 15 years ago, the Mental Health Family Education Course was introduced at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in support of patients and their...

Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are studying the sudden loss of smell in COVID-19 patients. This symptom, called anosmia, has been widely reported as a marker of COVID-19. More research is needed, but emerging evidence suggests that more than 60 per cent of...

Recognizing every health care worker in our community– and beyond – St. Joseph’s Health Care London sites are bathed in blue every night during the pandemic. From labs to nursing homes, to hospitals, family physician offices and more, St. Joseph’s wants health care workers to feel appreciated and...

There are certain times in our lives that stand out for us. For Paul Martin it was the day he learned about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). His wife Lois has battled bipolar depression most of her life. Over the years, the depression had grown into additional ailments, such as anxiety and...