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Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team

Meet Niagara Health’s award-winning stroke team

Posted Oct 29th, 2024

Whether it’s groundbreaking research or establishing faster, more efficient patient care, the work of Leanne Kent and Dr. Danielle de Sa Boasquevisque offers new hope for stroke patients in Niagara and beyond.

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Protecting Niagara’s infants from RSV now easier than ever

Protecting Niagara’s infants from RSV now easier than ever

Posted Oct 28th, 2024

For several years, immunization against RSV was only available to preterm, vulnerable babies with one injection a month during respiratory illness season (November to April). That’s now changing.

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‘It’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling’: Oncology nurse on the importance of care beyond physical treatments

‘It’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling’: Oncology nurse on the importance of care beyond physical treatments

Posted Oct 25th, 2024

While in nursing school, Devan MacCulloch didn’t know what he wanted to specialize in, but cardiology could have been a fitting choice.

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NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research

NHKI blood biomarker study could transform global health research

Posted Oct 23rd, 2024

The translational research conducted by a Niagara Health Knowledge Institute summer student will help rural and community hospitals, regardless of location, participate in pivotal research that could transform standards of care worldwide.

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Take Five with Dr. Ovtcharenko

Take Five with Dr. Ovtcharenko

Posted Oct 21st, 2024

This week is Canadian Critical Care Week. Learn how critical care physician Dr. Natasha Ovtcharenko supports patients and families during challenging times.

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You might want to wash your hands before reading this

You might want to wash your hands before reading this

Posted Oct 18th, 2024

Stroll through the toy section of any dollar or department store and you’re likely to see them: wiggly, jiggly, sensory-type toys with soft spikes, tentacles and offshoots. Whether they’re on your shopping list or not, it’s almost impossible to walk by and not touch them. As an expert in infection prevention and control (IPAC), it’s a little easier not to.

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‘You never think it could happen to you:’ Breast cancer survivor urges those eligible to book a mammogram

‘You never think it could happen to you:’ Breast cancer survivor urges those eligible to book a mammogram

Posted Oct 17th, 2024

The letter that had been delivered to Ludmilla Stasii’s mailbox in September 2023 wasn’t out of the ordinary – in fact, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) mails out thousands of identical ones every year.

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NHKI gains international traction as leader in health research

NHKI gains international traction as leader in health research

Posted Oct 16th, 2024

Several researchers from the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute were invited to prominent healthcare conferences in Europe to share their findings.

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HIS poised to ease caregiver pressures during hospital visits

HIS poised to ease caregiver pressures during hospital visits

Posted Oct 15th, 2024

Niagara Health’s new Hospital Information System will transform the caregiver experience by streamlining patient information and reducing the burden of recalling medical details so caregivers can focus more on supporting their loved ones.

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Surgeon to triage ways to transform outpatient care

Surgeon to triage ways to transform outpatient care

Posted Oct 11th, 2024

Driven by her passion for organizing and improving processes, Dr. Stephanie Phillips will lead the physician charge on improving ambulatory services for both patients and doctors alike.

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