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The typical length of stay in hospital after joint replacement surgery is one to two days. During your stay in hospital, our team will work with you to make sure you are ready to return safely home. Sometimes family members are asked to come in so they can be shown how to assist you in the...

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Our Paediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (PEMU) at Children’s Hospital, LHSC assesses and monitors patients to help with the diagnosis of suspected epilepsy, pre-existing epilepsy and surgical pathway options. The PEMU is where a child is admitted to the hospital to have a prolonged-Video EEG. This...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 27, 2012 LHSC Trauma Program encourages parents to use caution when children are around water this summer LONDON, Ontario – Tomorrow marks the start of summer holidays for thousands of children in the region, and as families prepare to hit the beach, relax at...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Febraury 1, 2013 LONDON, Ontario –On World Cancer Day, Monday, February 4, Sue Stein will be attending a conference in Toronto with colleagues who share her passion and dedication to improving the cancer journey for lung cancer patients. Stein is a nurse navigator...

Question of the Week: March 10, 2000 What is a cosyntropin stimulation test and how do I do it? Answer: a diagnostic test to determine the functional reserve of the adrenal gland for the production of cortisol (also called hydrocortisone, the predominant glucocorticoid produced by the body)...

The kidneys are bean-shaped organs located near the back, just above the waist. Each kidney is about the size of a clenched fist and weighs about ¼ pound in an adult. Inside each kidney, blood moves through tiny filters called nephrons. There are about 1 million of these tiny filtering units in each...