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Innovation in Addictions Management: A Fresh Start at Thunder Bay's Shelter House

March 29, 2017

The new year is often said to be a time for fresh starts and new outlooks, and in 2017 that was certainly the case at Thunder Bay’s Shelter House.

Unprocessed Food in a Processed World

March 29, 2017

More than half of the food Canadians consume is processed. It seems that many people tend to connect processed food with unhealthy food, but should all processed food be avoided?

Laboratory Services: detecting health information from your medical tests

March 29, 2017

Although it’s a part of the Hospital you may never see, the clinical laboratory is a critical part of your care at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Throughout your hospital stay – and often beyond – the lab plays a vital role detecting, diagnosing, and treating disease.

The Daily Dilemma of Skipping Breakfast

March 22, 2017

Do you have a daily dilemma of skipping breakfast? If yes, then you might want to read this.

PhD Candidate Researcher Pioneers “Agentless” Contrast Technique for Identifying Prostate Cancer

March 22, 2017

Chris Abraham, a PhD candidate working with Dr. Laura Curiel and Dr. Samuel Pichardo at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute, presented research in Vienna, Austria in 2016 that represents early steps to a whole new way of diagnosing and treating prostate cancer.

Health Research Institute Bringing Discovery to Life in Toronto

March 22, 2017

For the second year in a row, the Board of Directors of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute is thrilled to be hosting a reception in downtown Toronto.

Legion Sees Value in Camera

March 22, 2017

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 5 has an almost constant presence at the Hospital, with a long history of giving to a variety of departments. Most recently they chose to support the appeal for a new Retinal Imaging Camera in the Lions Vision Care Centre.

10 Tips to Help You Successfully Complete Your FOBT Kit

March 22, 2017

The ColonCancerCheck fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kit is Ontario’s colon cancer screening test for men and women between the ages of 50 and 74 years who have no first-degree family history (i.e. parent, sibling, child) of colon cancer.

New Research VP Focused on Developing Customized, Evidence-Based Health Care Programs Closer to Home

March 16, 2017

Travelling clinics. Telemedicine. Connected hospital systems. These are just a few of the ways health care providers are bringing health care closer to home for patients today. But is there room for research to help improve “remote health care” even more?

Hospital launches new Accessibility Plan

March 15, 2017

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has a new Accessibility Plan. “The new plan will guide improvements to accessibility for people with disabilities for the next five years,” said Kathryn Shewfelt, Director, Environmental Services and Chair of the Hospital’s Accessibility Implementation Team.