Tag: drugs
‘Poop’ pills to be tested in London for treatment of pancreatic cancer
London researchers are launching a clinical trial to see if pills containing beneficial microbes from poop can help save the lives of pancreatic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Scientists at Lawson Research Institute, the research institute at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), are launching a Phase 1 clinical […]
Alleged luxury home drug lab trial continues with one defendant
The court case surrounding an alleged $8-million drug lab found in a luxury London home continued Monday with just one defendant. Late last week, the Crown requested Superior Court Justice Ian Leach dismiss all charges against Donovan Wendt, 32, who was charged in April 2023 after police discovered a large, sophisticated lab for making cannabis […]
London man gets new trial after conviction in friend’s 19-stab slaying
New trial ordered for a London man who clamed he stabbed his friend multiple times in self-defence and was convicted of second-degree murder
Former Woodstock mayor pleads not guilty in fourth trial in a year
Just when it didn’t seem possible for Woodstock’s embattled former mayor to be in more hot water, Trevor Birtch was back in a London courtroom Thursday on trial for charges related to his complicated love life.
KFF: A 3,000-foot view of how states are spending opioid settlement cash
In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?