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Dr. J Don Richardson
Dr. Richardson is consultant psychiatrist and Medical Director of the Parkwood Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic in London, Ontario. He is also the Scientific Director of the MacDonald Franklin OSI research Centre at the Parkwood Institute and a fellow with the Canadian Institute for Military...
$75,000 OTF grant supports innovations in mental health care for transitional-aged youth
LONDON, ON – On Friday, November 23, 2018, the Mental Health INcubator for Disruptive Solutions (MINDS) of London-Middlesex welcomed community members and stakeholders at Innovation Works for an update on the work of the MINDS team and announced the generous contributions of the Ontario Trillium...
Cardiac surgery and addictions counselling linked to significantly reduced mortality in injection drug users with heart valve infection, study finds
London, ON, Canada - Cases of endocarditis – infection of the heart valves – have risen dramatically in recent years as a result of the opioid crisis. In London, Ontario 55 per cent of people who experience heart valve infections are injection drug users. They are particularly vulnerable to the...
Hospital-based research in London ranked in the top 10 for Canada
LONDON, ON - Lawson Health Research Institute is ranked eighth in the country according to the 2018 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Re$earch Infosource. This strong position has been maintained by Lawson for the past five years and also keeps the institute within the top five...
Dr. Sebastien Villard
Ph.D., Department of Kinesiology, University of Montpellier, France M.Sc., Department of Kinesiology, University of Montpellier, France B.Sc., Department of Kinesiology, University of Montpellier, France
Oral curcumin shows no benefit in reducing inflammation following vascular surgery
A study of oral curcumin, the active medicinal ingredient in turmeric, showed no benefit in preventing inflammation and complications in patients undergoing elective surgery for aortic aneurysm repair, according to a large randomized controlled trial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)....
New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half
London, ON, Canada - In recent years deaths from opioid overdoses have become one of the most common injury-related deaths in North America. The continent also has the highest per capita rate of opioid prescription in the world. Recognizing the role that opioid prescribing plays in the national...
High-dose radiation can improve survival in cancer patients once thought incurable, study finds
LONDON, ON – Cancer that spreads from an original tumour to other parts of the body is generally considered incurable. In an international study led by Lawson Health Research Institute, the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), researchers challenged this idea by showing that...
Genetic mutation may increase risk of pancreatic cancer in females
LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, researchers have found that mutation of a gene called ATRX may lead to increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in females. The study marks the...
Government of Canada takes concrete action to address homelessness in London
LONDON, ON - One of the most important roles of the Government of Canada is to support vulnerable Canadians, including those who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. The Government of Canada supports communities developing innovative solutions to prevent and reduce homelessness. Adam Vaughan...