Dr. Berard is an Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences. She completed medical school at the University of Toronto followed by paediatric residency (Western), fellowship (McGill) and a Master’s in Science in Clinical...
In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-centre study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.
A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University published in the journal Microbiome has found changes in the microbiome in multiple locations in the body are linked to the formation of kidney stones. The human microbiome comprises trillions of microorganisms, including...
On average it takes five to seven years to diagnose a rare disease. But, for growing numbers of rare diseases, that is all about to change with new artificial intelligence-led technology developed by researchers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Lawson Health Research Institute that will...
The Children’s Health Research Institute (CHRI), a program of Lawson Health Research Institute, has a long and proud history of discovering ways to prevent and treat diseases affecting infants, children and youth, and of determining ways to promote happy, healthy lives. Each year, CHRI awards a...
Dr. Cheryl Forchuk’s research is wide-ranging with a special focus on mental health and models of care, exploring systemic issues relating to harm reduction, discharge models, homelessness and the use of technology in mental health.
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Staff Award of Excellence: Alexandria Roa Agudelo Leadership Award for Fellows & Students: Dr. John Tran Community Partner of the Year Award: Jack and Jean Wettlaufer Family Community Partner of the Year Award: Ryan Finch Community Partner of the Year Award: Keith and Leanne Lavergne Innovation...
A recent study from London Health Sciences Centre and Lawson Health Research Institute suggests that using existing diagnostic CT scans in planning simple palliative radiation treatments can significantly cut down the waiting time for urgent treatment, resulting in a better experience for cancer...
LONDON - Recently published in The Journal of Translational Medicine, a team at Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with suspected long COVID that could act as a potential drug target to improve patient outcomes. Currently...
London, Ontario – In a Canadian first, St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s) and Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson), in partnership with GE HealthCare, will become a centre of excellence in personalized treatment of cancer and other diseases by advancing the powerful blend of...