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COVID-19 booster: Who's eligible, where they can get it

WEBThe new COVID-19 booster has arrived in London as respiratory virus season kicks off in the region. The Middlesex-London Health Unit already has logged its first lab …

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New St. Joe's boss sees broader role for hospital in …

WEBThe new president of St. Joseph’s Health Care London says partnerships are going to be paramount in the uncertain next phase of the pandemic. Roy Butler, who has …

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Family's $5M gift enhances Children's Hospital cancer …

WEBOfficials with the fundraising arm of London's Children's Hospital are cheering the largest ever donation in its 100-year history, a $5-million gift intended to …

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LHSC lands new pancreatic cancer treatment and research …

WEBArticle content. Southwestern Ontario’s largest hospital will be home to a new centre for pancreatic cancer treatment and research after a major donation from a …

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London-based study details true cost of poor health care …

WEBAlmost 30,000 people across Canada in hospital last year were homeless, staying longer and costing more money than the average patient, a first-of-its-kind …

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London's top doctor on rising food insecurity: 'Only …

WEBFood insecurity – inadequate access to food due to financial constraints – has become a battleground for public health officials across Southwestern Ontario. Dr. Alex …

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Five things to know about London's renamed cancer centre

WEBKnown until recently as the London Regional Cancer Program, and before that as the London Regional Cancer Centre, the cancer treatment centre at London …

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Private hospitals prosper while public ones starved: …

WEBPeter Bergmanis, co-chair of the London Health Coalition, talks about a new report from the Ontario Health Coalition that details the Ford government's generosity to …

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Doctor's $6M lawsuit alleges improper London hospital …

WEBA London critical care doctor is suing the region’s largest hospital for $6.25 million, alleging hospital brass launched a covert and improper investigation into end-of …

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Southwest Ontario Aboriginal health organization opens London …

WEBSouthwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre, which also used the occasion to celebrate its 25th anniversary, provides services to more than 35,000 …

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Dying trucking magnate sends son to donate $20M to London …

WEBThree sons of the late Archie Verspeeten, (left to right) Dennis, Mark and Brian, sign a giant cheque at Victoria Hospital during an announcement the family is …

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LHSC appoints three new executives in latest overhaul of …

WEBLondon Health Sciences Centre has appointed three new executives, the latest overhaul of its leadership team after a year and a half of significant churn in the …

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LHSC names presidents for its three hospitals among executive …

WEBAll three will join LHSC in September, the memos said. Five London Health Sciences Centre executives exited the hospital in the first six months of 2021. Clockwise …

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Frustration, fury as long-connected London hospitals move to …

WEBLondon Health Science Centre’s Victoria Hospital. Photograph taken on Monday June 5, 2023. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press) In a scathing letter to …

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LHSC: A timeline of tumult in the top ranks from 2019 to 2023

WEBNov. 22, 2023: In an internal memo to hospital leaders, LHSC announced Schleifer Taylor is taking an immediate leave from her role as president and chief executive for an …

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London doctor rips 'unfounded anecdotes' about safe drug supply

WEBDr. Andrea Sereda, a physician at London InterCommunity Health Centre, speaks during a news conference on Feb. 21, 2023, about a proposed new system to …

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LHSC execs' $470K travel plans slammed as tone-deaf, too costly

WEBLondon Health Sciences Centre officials are spending $470,000 on three overseas professional development trips this fall. LHSC sent 16 officials to the …

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Woman files $15.4M lawsuit against three doctors over anesthetic

WEBA London woman alleging she was administered, against her will, an anesthetic that caused permanent disabilities is suing three doctors for $15.4 million. …

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Class action against former St. Thomas psych hospital clears hurdle

WEBA class-action lawsuit over the treatment of more than 400 patients at the former St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital has overcome a key legal hurdle and will …

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