When standard treatment for her Parkinson’s disease was no longer effective, Shelby Hayter underwent brain surgery to implant electrodes to help control her symptoms.

Bringing stem cell research to patients – that’s the common goal that has united research specialists from a wide range of disciplines under The Ottawa Hospital’s Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, now celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Early pregnancy loss – the most common complication in the early months of pregnancy– can be traumatic and have long-lasting effects on a woman and her family. Receiving treatment in the obstetrics unit, surrounded by new moms who have just given birth, can make healing from the loss even more difficult.

Harnessing the body’s immune system to fight cancer is a new and complex field, but through his connections with Let’s Talk Science, PhD student Curtis McCloskey has adapted his research into an activity that teenagers can digest and understand.

Ottawa resident Sarah Rogers would have been taking blood thinners for life, if not for a rule that showed she was at low risk of having a second blood clot.