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Evaluating virtual symptom tracking for COVID-19 positive patients, new study

LONDON, ONTARIO - A research study from the Cardiac Arrythmia Network of Canada (CANet) and Lawson Health Research Institute is testing the use of a new online patient care platform designed to help track symptoms for COVID-19 positive patients. Patients are now being enrolled in the study from the...

Examining how the pandemic affects Southwestern Ontario's frontline hospital workers

A team from Lawson Health Research Institute will examine the unique personal and professional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline hospital workers in Southwestern Ontario. The region’s frontline hospital workers are invited to participate in an online survey to share their experiences...

Examining how the pandemic affects Southwestern Ontario's frontline hospital workers

LONDON, ON - A team from Lawson Health Research Institute will examine the unique personal and professional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline hospital workers in Southwestern Ontario. The region’s frontline hospital workers are invited to participate in an online survey to share their...

First Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography guided biopsy in North America

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) performed the first breast biopsy guided by Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) in North America on June 12, 2020. CESM is a novel diagnostic imaging tool that is able to detect cancerous lesions at a greater rate than standard...

Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19

A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University has made significant steps forward in understanding COVID-19 through two back-to-back studies published this week in Critical Care Explorations. In one study, the team has identified six molecules that can be used as biomarkers to...

Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19

LONDON, ONTARIO - A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University has made significant steps forward in understanding COVID-19 through two back-to-back studies published this week in Critical Care Explorations. In one study, the team has identified six molecules that can be used...

First Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) guided biopsy in North America

LONDON, ON – Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) are the first in North America to perform a breast biopsy guided by Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM). CESM is a novel diagnostic imaging tool that is able to detect cancerous lesions at a greater rate than standard...

Dr. Vladimir Hachinski receives Canadian Medical Association’s highest honour

World-renowned brain researcher, Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, is named as this year’s recipient of the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) F.N.G. Starr Award for his contributions in stroke research and patient care. This prestigious award is the highest available to CMA members and is intended to...

Researchers to study inhaled sedatives as solution to COVID-19 drug shortages

A team from Lawson Health Research Institute are being funded by the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund to study whether inhaled sedatives can replace those that are delivered intravenously in COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation. The multi-centre clinical trial aims to address...

Researchers to study inhaled sedatives as solution to COVID-19 drug shortages

LONDON, ON - A team from Lawson Health Research Institute are being funded by the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund to study whether inhaled sedatives can replace those that are delivered intravenously in COVID-19 patients requiring ventilation. The multi-centre clinical trial...

Study testing benefit of antibodies from people recovered from COVID-19 on severe cases of infection

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are taking part in a large, multi-centre study examining the use of convalescent plasma transfusions from people who have recovered from COVID-19 as a possible treatment for infected patients. When a person is infected with a virus, their immune system...

Study suggests that surgery may be superior treatment for chronic sciatica

In a randomized controlled trial from Lawson Health Research Institute, surgery was found to be superior to non-operative therapy in the treatment of chronic sciatica. Chronic sciatica can be caused by a disc herniation which compresses a nerve in the lumbar spine causing pain from the lower back to...

Study testing benefit of antibodies from people recovered from COVID-19 on severe cases of infection

LONDON, ON – Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are taking part in a large, multi-centre study examining the use of convalescent plasma transfusions from people who have recovered from COVID-19 as a possible treatment for infected patients. When a person is infected with a virus, their...

Researchers seek Canadian health care workers for study on moral distress during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers from Lawson Health Research Institute and the Centre of Excellence on PTSD and Related Mental Health Conditions are seeking 500 Canadian health care workers to participate in a study on moral distress and psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will complete...

Researchers seek Canadian health care workers for study on moral distress during COVID-19 pandemic

LONDON, ON - A team from Lawson Health Research Institute is seeking 500 Canadian health care workers to participate in a study on moral distress and psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will complete online surveys once every three months for a total of 18 months. The...

Pulmonary surfactant potential treatment for COVID-19-induced respiratory failure

LONDON, ON – Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) have launched a new study to investigate the use of bovine lipid extract surfactant suspension (BLES®) for treating severe cases of COVID-19. Surfactant is made of lipids and proteins. Its primary function is to reduce surface...

Pulmonary surfactant potential treatment for COVID-19-induced respiratory failure

Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) have launched a new study to investigate the use of bovine lipid extract surfactant suspension (BLES®) for treating severe cases of COVID-19. They hope to improve COVID-19 outcomes, and reduce the time needed on mechanical ventilation for...

CIHR funding for COVID-19 enables researchers to investigate virus transmission during surgery and pandemic planning

Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute continue to make important contributions to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and its negative consequences. Two projects in London will address virus transmission during surgery and pandemic planning for COVID-19, thanks to...

Researchers first in world to profile the body’s immune response to COVID-19

The virus that causes COVID-19 grows and replicates within cells, particularly the cells of the respiratory system. Research is showing that part of what makes the virus so deadly is that the body mounts an overreactive immune response as the virus grows and replicates. This response releases...

Study is first to identify potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19

LONDON, ONTARIO - A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are the first in the world to profile the body’s immune response to COVID-19. By studying blood samples from critically ill patients at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), the research team identified a unique...