Research & Innovation

July 4, 2024 It can be hard to speak up when your team leader is doing something wrong or something you don’t understand. This is true in almost any job, but it can be particularly dangerous in health care – when speaking up could be crucial to

LONDON, ON – A team at Lawson Health Research Institute is the first in Canada to perform a transplant using a technique called abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP), which could lead to more organs being available for transplant. The

LONDON, ON – An international study led by researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and published in JAMA finds there is no difference in a number of health indicators in kidney donors when compared to

May 29, 2024 LONDON, ON – Two researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute have each been awarded $400,000 as part of the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s (CIHR) new Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Awards. The funding

May 30, 2024 Staff in the Birthing Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) used the tools of Continuous Improvement of Care (CIC) to improve staffing efficiency and advance care for patients with scheduled Caesarean-sections. Continuous

A new study at Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving $80,000 in funding from Brain Cancer Canada’s Dwayne Andrews Glioblastoma Grant for Research to uncover whether using anesthetics during surgery with glioblastoma patients can impact tumour

May 27, 2024 Physiotherapy can be an essential component of a patient’s health care and recovery journey. Physiotherapy helps manage breathing complications, prevents postoperative complications, and helps to restore, maintain, and make the most of a

April 23, 2024 In 2021, during the peak of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health-care system’s capacity was stretched and hospitals across Canada relied on each other to share resources and provide care. To help in decision-making, team

April 10, 2024 At 15, Peter Lanis learned his kidneys were failing. The once vivacious teen was gaunt, tired and unable to eat. Every other day, for about three hours, he was connected to a dialysis machine that cleaned his blood and removed excess