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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 28, 2012 LHSC’s Motor Neuron Diseases (MND) Clinic provides one-stop shopping for patients A focus on the MND Clinic for ALS Awareness Month LONDON, Ontario – Patients diagnosed with a motor neuron disease including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release June 29, 2012 One patient shares his journey to mark Stroke Awareness Month LONDON, Ontario – We’ve all heard the expression ‘life can change in a heartbeat’, but for one London resident, one heartbeat literally did change life as he knew it. While sitting in a...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release July 6, 2012 LONDON, Ontario – A C. difficile outbreak has been declared at LHSC. Five patients have presented with a C. difficile infection while on the B6 -100 Unit at Victoria Hospital since June 4. Two patients have been discharged and three cases remain on...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release July 12, 2012 LONDON, Ontario – For researchers across Canada, and around the world, obtaining high quality tumour samples for cancer research can be a challenge - particularly for rare cancer types. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has been helping to address...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release July 13, 2012 Chatham woman helps brighten hospital stays for kids at LHSC LONDON, Ontario – When Wilma Noordam’s brother passed away from cancer in February, she knew she needed to do something to help others and to recognize her brother’s legacy. Flipping...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release : July 18, 2012 Official opening of the New Horizons Patient Resource Room Offering mental health patients support and education in facing addiction challenges (LONDON, Ontario) – Media are invited to attend an opening celebration of the New Horizons Resource...

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release July 18, 2012 (LONDON, Ontario) - Media is invited to photograph and speak to members of the CISV Peace Bus as they stop at LHSC during their cross-Canada tour. Joining the 12 youth delegates representing CISV chapters across Canada and three adult leaders will...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 19, 201 London Health Sciences Centre launches new peer support program (LONDON, Ontario) – Mental health inpatients at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) now have access to a new peer support program aimed at helping them cope with addiction issues they...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 25, 2012 (LONDON, Ontario) – A London Health Sciences Centre doctor has contributed towards creating a consistent standard for diagnosing and treating Parkinson’s Disease in Canada. Dr. Mandar Jog, Director, National Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release July 31, 2012 (LONDON, Ontario) – The C.difficile outbreak declared on July 6 on B6 - 100 unit at Victoria Hospital is now over, and new processes will soon be in place to help reduce recurrences. To help in the identification and management of patients who show...