A man walks alone on a street at night with car headlights shining towards him

A Connect (peer support) group member leaves a group session at the Huron Street Canadian Mental Health Association offices. The group offers individuals suffering mental illness a chance to relate to others and avoid the isolation that can result from depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses. (Photo credit: Justin Langille Photography)

Reducing social isolation with new community resource

Tackling poverty, mental health and social inclusion with locally-driven collaboration and solutions 

Researchers in London are sharing a new resource that can help municipalities and other organizations better understand social isolation and implement solutions proven to be effective. With input from over 35 community partners and people with lived experience, the research team hopes this tool can be used to support community-based initiatives that counteract poverty and homelessness while promoting mental health and social inclusion.  

COVID-19 patient with sepsis receiving Annexin A5 intravenously

COVID-19 patient with sepsis receiving Annexin A5 intravenously. 

‘This will be a huge benefit for society because sepsis is the leading cause of death worldwide’

Clinical trial begins to treat covid-19 patients with sepsis. 

London Health Sciences Centre - 

It’s a discovery that has been more than ten years in the making: the use of a human protein to potentially treat patients with sepsis.

 

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