Recognizing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Today, on this first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we have been provided with a poignant opportunity to acknowledge and recognize that Indigenous peoples have unduly suffered under...
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First-of-its-kind study will examine beliefs about confidentiality in disclosing moral injury
Veterans currently living at Parkwood Institute will be participating in a first-of-its-kind study by researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute. The study will be the first to explore Canadian veterans’ beliefs about confidentiality in mental health care and whether those beliefs act as a...
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An unwanted discovery leads to thoughtful gift
Jill was watching an episode of Oprah when she first discovered the lump in her right breast. Oprah’s guest was explaining how to check a bra’s fit and Jill was following along when she felt the mass. It was an anxious feeling given that she had recently been given a clean bill of health after her...
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Should men be screened for prostate cancer?
Poised over a medical model of a detachable penis in his office at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Dr. Stephen Pautler quips, “to screen or not to screen, that’s really the question.” Shakespeare he’s not, but as a urologist for almost 20 years, Dr. Pautler knows a thing or two about prostate care. “There...
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MEDIA RELEASE: A sigh of relief
London, Ontario– Like so many people with serious health conditions, Joel McLaughlin lived in fear of contracting COVID-19. Yet, he was also terrified of what it would take to properly protect himself...
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