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Dr. Michael Sey
Dr. Michael Sey is a Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute, a gastroenterologist specializing in therapeutic endoscopy at the London Health Sciences Centre and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Western University. He completed his Gastroenterology residency at Western University...
Collaborating to address rare childhood cancer
Sarcomas are rare types of cancer that form in the connective tissue of the human body. Osteosarcoma is well known as the type of cancer diagnosed in Terry Fox, but there are many types of sarcoma and they are most common in children and young adults. “While rare, sarcomas are associated with worse...
Long-term research studies impact the treatment of type 1 diabetes worldwide
LONDON, ON – Findings from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) studies have changed the way type 1 diabetes is treated worldwide. In 1983, when DCCT began, researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson)...
Case report describes suspected new type of vaping-related lung injury
A team of authors from Lawson Health Research Institute and University Health Network (UHN) have released details on Canada’s first published case of suspected vaping-related lung injury. Published today in CMAJ, the case study may be the first to describe a new type of injury from vaping products...
Case report describes suspected new type of vaping-related lung injury
LONDON, ON – A team of authors from Lawson Health Research Institute and University Health Network (UHN) have released details on Canada’s first published case of suspected vaping-related lung injury. Published today in CMAJ, the case study may be the first to describe a new type of injury from...
MINDS Convening
WHAT IS THE CONVENING? Our 2019 Convening is a time to come together, talk about the work of MINDS and learn about Collective Impact in our Community of London Middlesex. Throughout the day we’ll move from big ideas to practical solutions to address the wicked problem of Transitional Aged Youth (TAY...
Dr. David Palma recognized with Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence
Dr. David Palma, Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Radiation Oncologist at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), is receiving a Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence. Dr. Palma was announced today as a co-recipient of the William Rawls Prize. Dr. Palma is recognized...
London ranks in the top 10 for hospital-based research
Lawson Health Research Institute is ranked eighth in the country according to the 2019 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Re$earch Infosource. This strong national position has been maintained by Lawson for the past six years and also keeps the institute within the top five in...
London ranks in the top 10 for hospital-based research
LONDON, ON – Lawson Health Research Institute is ranked eighth in the country according to the 2019 edition of “Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals List” by Re$earch Infosource. This strong national position has been maintained by Lawson for the past six years and also keeps the institute within the...
Common muscle relaxant linked to severe confusion in patients with kidney disease
One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms a few days after being prescribed a common muscle relaxant. A new study from ICES Western, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has shown that...
Physician opioid prescribing significantly increases risk of addiction
London researchers from ICES Western have shown that men who filled a prescription for opioids after minor surgery were at significantly higher risk of persistent long-term opioid use and hospitalization for opioid overdose, than those who did not. The study, “An Opioid Prescription for Men...
Common muscle relaxant linked to severe confusion in patients with kidney disease
One in 25 patients with very low kidney function were admitted to hospital with severe confusion and other cognitive-related symptoms a few days after being prescribed a common muscle relaxant. A new study from ICES Western, Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has shown that...