London Health Sciences Centre
The ability of humans to use language may also be what puts us at the unique risk of developing psychosis, a subset of mental illness characterized by changes in emotions, impaired functioning, and a disconnection from reality. Difficulties with communication – both the ability to use language and...
In severe cases, COVID-19 causes a patient’s immune system to go into overdrive. Termed the ‘cytokine storm,’ this creates hyperinflammation which wreaks havoc on the body. While therapies are currently limited, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are exploring novel treatments that...
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) have launched a study that will compare the efficacy of two innovative programs on improving the mental health and resiliency of frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline healthcare workers regularly face difficult...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been working to better understand and characterize the varied symptoms of the disease. One of the most concerning symptoms is the development of large blood clots that can cause blockages in the arteries that lead to the brain causing stroke...
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 Urgent COVID-19...
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...
