London Health Sciences Centre
Calming the cytokine storm
In severe cases, COVID-19 causes a patient’s immune system to go into overdrive. Termed the ‘cytokine storm,’ this creates hyperinflammation which wreaks havoc on the body. While therapies are currently limited, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are exploring novel treatments that...
Researchers recruiting front-line healthcare workers for trial intervention during COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) have launched a study that will compare the efficacy of two innovative programs on improving the mental health and resiliency of frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline healthcare workers regularly face difficult...
Stroke can be the first presenting symptom of younger patients with COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been working to better understand and characterize the varied symptoms of the disease. One of the most concerning symptoms is the development of large blood clots that can cause blockages in the arteries that lead to the brain causing stroke...
Evaluating virtual symptom tracking for COVID-19 positive patients, new study
A research study from the Cardiac Arrythmia Network of Canada (CANet) and Lawson Health Research Institute is testing the use of a new online patient care platform designed to help track symptoms for COVID-19 positive patients. Patients are now being enrolled in the study from the Urgent COVID-19...
Examining how the pandemic affects Southwestern Ontario's frontline hospital workers
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute will examine the unique personal and professional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline hospital workers in Southwestern Ontario. The region’s frontline hospital workers are invited to participate in an online survey to share their experiences...
Dr. Vladimir Hachinski receives Canadian Medical Association’s highest honour
World-renowned brain researcher, Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, is named as this year’s recipient of the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) F.N.G. Starr Award for his contributions in stroke research and patient care. This prestigious award is the highest available to CMA members and is intended to...
Researchers to study inhaled sedatives as solution to COVID-19 drug shortages
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute are being funded by the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund to study whether inhaled sedatives can replace those that are delivered intravenously in COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation. The multi-centre clinical trial aims to address...