Our Stories
Read the latest stories about what's going on at St. Joseph's Health Care London.
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Decorated nurse part of St. Joseph’s storied nursing past
She was born the year St. Joseph’s Hospital opened and graduated from the hospital’s nursing school 20 years later. But the call to serve with respect, excellence and compassion in the tradition of faith and caring would bring this young nurse far beyond the walls of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Canada...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Five things you may not know about breast cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in partnership with the South West Regional Cancer Program, is encouraging women between the ages of 50 and 74 to talk with their healthcare providers about getting screened regularly with a mammogram. Unfortunately, many...
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Prideful poppy making
One hundred years ago, poppies grew on the battlefields during the First World War. There is perhaps no greater symbol of remembrance than the poppy – a reminder of all those who fought and lost their lives for the freedoms that we have today. On Sept. 19, in partnership with the Grand Theatre...
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New breast cancer surgery approach improves survivorship and leaves women looking and feeling whole
Surgical oncologist Dr. Muriel Brackstone is co-founder of Canada’s first, hands-on oncoplastic surgery course. A London surgeon is leading a shift across Canada to new breast surgery techniques that are dramatically changing the outcome and quality of life for women diagnosed with breast cancer...
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How changes in the brain affect walking while talking in older adults
Study suggests that cognitive and motor dysfunction in older adults with MCI share common changes to the brain. Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso’s research demonstrates that gait testing, such as walking while performing a cognitively demanding task like counting backwards (dual-task gait),can be an...
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Our People: Meet Erin Macias, dietary aide, Parkwood Institute
What do you know about the people you pass in the hall or see in the cafeteria every day? What do they do at St. Joseph’s? Here we will introduce you to a member of the St. Joseph’s family, recognizing their contribution to respect, excellence and compassion. Role As a dietary aide, Erin prepares...
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Jennifer’s choice
The threat of breast cancer led Jennifer Murphy to make an agonizing decision. The young mom will talk about that choice at Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day on Oct. 17 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The worry weighed heavily on Jennifer Murphy from the time she was in her twenties. A frightening...
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Machine learning could predict medication response in patients with complex mood disorders
Mood disorders like major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder are often complex and hard to diagnose, especially among youth when the illness is just evolving. This can make decisions about medication difficult. In a collaborative study by Lawson Health Research Institute, The Mind...
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Our People: Meet Mallory Abraham, Connect Care Officer
What do you know about the people you pass in the hall or see in the cafeteria every day? What do they do at St. Joseph’s? Here we will introduce you to a member of the St. Joseph’s family, recognizing their contribution to respect, excellence and compassion. Role Still not sure what Connect Care is...
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