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...
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...
An exceptional career of innovation prowess, influence and leadership has won Dr. Ting-Yim Lee the inaugural Career Achievement Award presented by WorldDiscoveries. Dr. Lee, Director of PET/CT Research at Lawson Health Research Institute and Medical Physicist at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, is...
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has found that adolescent emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts, self-harm and self-poisoning increased across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among adolescent girls...
Drs. Cheryl Forchuk and Ruth Lanius have been elected as Fellows with the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of their significant contributions to mental health research. Dr. Forchuk, Assistant Scientific Director at Lawson and the Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Aging, Mental...
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded a $100,000 grant to a project that aims to examine and improve the delivery of care for older adults. Dr. Jacobi Elliott, Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Coordinator (Geriatrics) at St. Joseph’s Health Care...
Dr. Flory Tsobo Muanda is an adjunct scientist in the Kidney, Dialysis, and Transplantation (KDT) Program. He is a pharmacoepidemiologist and assistant professor at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University. Dr. Muanda's research program...
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.
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...
In a Canadian first, Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), 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 precision diagnostic...
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...
Widespread pesticide-use and diminished floral diversity in the environment have contributed to the worsening susceptibility of honeybees to infectious disease, threatening their support of adequate pollination of food crops. With the aim of tackling honeybee decline, a collaborative team including...
London - In a national multicentre study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are working to create rare isotopes that will be used as an important tool to help treat cancer. Currently, radiation therapy is a staple in cancer treatment, with approximately 50 per...
In a national multicentre study, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are working to create rare isotopes that will be used as an important tool to help treat cancer.
Thanks to decades of work by dedicated researchers like London, Ont.-based Dr. Paul Adams, haemochromatosis has become much easier to diagnose, though many people are still unaware of the genetic condition. And while treatment options are effective, they are limited, according to a new review published in The Lancet.