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Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis and her team offer concrete data revealing that the experience of participating in physical activities is a greater determinant of well-being among people with disabilities than the amount of time...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) through an innovative research project. Supported through LHSC’s Academic Realignment Initiative Awards, the technology is currently being tested to improve patient outcomes in interventional radiology procedures.  First introduced in 2022, LHSC...
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Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)...

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