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November 4, 2022 Cancer has touched Archie Verspeeten and his family, who have dedicated their philanthropy towards supporting advancements in cancer research through the London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF). “My family has been affected by cancer. I lost my wife and two sons to this disease and...

November 1, 2022 Advancements in research have always been important for the late Dr. Paul Harding, who is known in the medical community as the ‘father’ of neonatal research in Canada. He is now being recognized with a 2022 Lawson Community Partner of the Year Award. “My dad lived and breathed...

November 2, 2022 Dr. Daniel Hardy has won the 2022 Dr. Joseph Gilbert Research Contribution of the Year Award for his team’s study published in Scientific Reports , which examined the effects of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, and its potential long-term impact in fetal development in...

October 17, 2022 Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Ontario women. One in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. The South West Regional Cancer Program (SWRCP) is a regional program that not only operates through the London Regional Cancer Program (LRCP), but also oversees the...

August 30, 2022 Photo: From left to right: Dr. Roberta Berard; Danielle Diotte, RN; Michelle Diebold, RN; Lori Sheidow, MSW; Cindy Stewart, Physiotherapist. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) affects one in 1,000 Canadian children. In Canada, there are 25, 000 people living with JIA. JIA is...

November 7, 2022 Recognized for his high-impact work over the past several years, Dr. Douglas Fraser has been named as Lawson Health Research Institute’s Scientist of the Year as part of the 2022 Lawson Impact Awards. Dr. Fraser, who is a Scientist at Lawson and Critical Care Physician at Children’s...

November 8, 2022 Medical Imaging is considered the “eyes of medicine.” Medical Radiation Technologists (MRTs), and when referring to ultrasound, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (DMSs), are the healthcare professionals who capture images of the body to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment...

November 14, 2022 A Nurse Practitioner (NP) plays an integral and unique role within a hospital setting and within the health care system. London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) recognizes and celebrates the approximately 100 NPs within our organization who provide excellent wholistic care to patients...

October 25, 2022 The Baker Centre for Pancreatic Cancer opened in 2019 as part of the vision of Rick Baker and his wife Shelley. They generously donated $1.5 million to support pancreatic cancer care and research in the London region after Rick Baker was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was...