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Information and updates for medical staff
Oct 2025

Featured in the Daily Scan News: Gene-editing treatment approved by Health Canada for sickle cell disease and thalassemia was tested in St. Paul’s Hospital clinical trial

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Hematologist Dr. Hayley Merkeley, principal investigator of the trials that took place in part at St. Paul’s Hospital. A gene editing treatment for sickle-cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT) Read More »

Oct 2025

Featured in the Daily Scan News: Researchers at St. Paul’s Hospital created living heart tissue with a 3D printer for testing new treatments

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Scientists at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) at St. Paul’s Hospital have created living human heart tissue using a 3D printer they built in-house. The custom-built 3D printer allows the Read More »

Oct 2025

$2.25 million donation from Beedie Foundation advances innovative cardiac research and care by St. Paul’s Foundation

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Heart disease affects one in 12 Canadian adults. As the second leading cause of death in Canada, its impact is both widespread and deeply personal. For the Beedie Foundation, that Read More »

Sep 2025

Featured in PHC News and PHC Innovarium Platform: The 3 a.m. solution: How the Lung Nodule Clinic built software that never sleeps

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The 3 a.m. solution: How the Lung Nodule Clinic built software that never sleeps ​Picture this: It’s 3 a.m., and while you’re sleeping, a digital detective is already hard at Read More »

Jul 2025

Taking flight: Six projects selected for Department of Medicine Innovation Platform

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The Department of Medicine (DOM) Innovation Platform has announced its Round 6 selections, and the results showcase the spirit of innovation thriving within Providence Health Care. This year’s intake focused Read More »