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The 3 a.m. solution: How the Lung Nodule Clinic built software that never sleeps
Jan 2026

The 3 a.m. solution: How the Lung Nodule Clinic built software that never sleeps

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  Picture this: It’s 3 a.m., and while you’re sleeping, a digital detective is already hard at work. Every morning at this hour, a software called “Scan2Screen” methodically combs through Read More »

Infective Endocarditis Pathway
Jan 2026

Infective Endocarditis Pathway

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Physician Lead: Dr. Simone Cowan In the heart of Vancouver, a medical strike force is assembling to battle a formidable enemy that hijacks one of the body’s most vital organs—and Read More »

Vascular Disease Exercise Program
Jan 2026

Vascular Disease Exercise Program

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Lead physician: Dr. Daryl Wan A first‑in‑BC preventive exercise therapy model leveraging existing cardiac rehab resources to support patients with vascular disease (claudication). The program aims to reduce surgical interventions Read More »

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 »