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Canadian first: Robotic assisted spinal surgery

Chronic back pain affects nearly eight million Canadians and is a condition that can become quite debilitating. For Dave Myen, a clinical neuroscience patient at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), chronic back pain led to sciatica in his right leg, and extreme pain in...
Patient Care

Patient holds Guinness World Record for oldest kidney transplant recipient

St. Michael’s Hospital patient Walter Tauro has officially been named the oldest kidney transplant recipient in the world by the Guinness World Records after receiving the kidney at age 87. Tauro began his journey at St. Michael’s in July 2020 when he was assessed by...

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Cardiology

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery reduces trauma

It has been two months since Bojan, a 51-year-old man, attended the Minimally Invasive...
Surgery

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

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

Next-generation 3D imaging can guide surgeons’ hands

In a Canadian first, Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has...
Surgery

Same-day discharge laparoscopic hysterectomy surgical program

Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) as obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Tammy LeRiche performed the first ever laparoscopic...
Surgery

World’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant

A surgical team from NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face...
Surgery

UHN first hospital in Canada offering new treatment to replace diseased heart valve

UHN is the first hospital in Canada to offer a new treatment for percutaneous...
Surgery

A ‘black box’ to assess and train expert surgical teams

Just like the airline industry has a black box to learn from, hospitals can...
Surgery

First Canadian robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat epilepsy

First Canadian robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat epilepsy successfully completed at LHSC’s...
Surgery

Now launched: A creative solution to reduce waits for hip & knee patients

The first of many hip & knee surgeries to flow through the Holland Centre...
Surgery

‘It gave me my life back’ says organ transplant recipient

By Michelle Pressé When Brittany Smith first found out she needed a kidney transplant,...
Surgery

Hospital performs 1000th knee replacement using ROSA robotic technology

In April 2023, Humber River Hospital (Humber) completed their 1000th knee replacement case using...
Surgery

Researchers publish groundbreaking clinical trial in lung transplantation

Storing donor lungs for transplant at 10 degrees Celsius markedly increases the length of...
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Safe Medication

Project sees overuse of preventative blood thinners cut by half

A year-old pilot project at St. Paul’s Hospital to track unnecessary use of preventative...
Nursing

Nursing Hero 3rd Place: Susan Ng (Advanced Practice Nurse, Senior Home Support)

It is our honour and pleasure to nominate Susan Ng (Advanced Practice Nurse) Hospital...
Nursing

Nursing Hero 3rd Place: Valeriya (Valerie) Potapov (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre)

In the heart of Holland Centre, you will find an inspiring and cheerful nurse...
Nursing

Nursing Hero 2nd Place: Bonnie Kissick (Alberta Health Services (retired))

I am writing in strong support of Ms. Bonnie Kissick Nurse for Nursing Hero...

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