(Photo by LMP’s Wellness Ambassador Rachel Whitty, taken in one of her favourite destinations, in both real life and day dreams, Costa Rica!)   Visualization, or guided imagery, is a variation on traditional meditation that requires you to employ not only your visual sense, but also your sense of taste, touch, and smell.  When used... Continue Reading →

  This week the LMP Q&A BUG made a visit to the Genome Diagnostics laboratory and ‘infected’ Bev Nwachukwu, Charge Technologist. The nomination came from our previous Q&A BUG ‘victim,’ Melanie Peralta. Check out Melanie’s photo Q&A, HERE. Our genome diagnostics lab performs genetic testing on clinical samples, such as blood, bone marrow, cytology fluid, and... Continue Reading →

  Welcome to “The BUSY Lab” – a  new weekly column in the LMP Newsletter and a regular feature here on the blog. In each edition we will be inviting you to “experiment” with activities and techniques to enhance your own personal wellness – at work, in life, on the subway – anywhere!   We’re... Continue Reading →

  A little over a week ago, inspectors from the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) assessed the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Laboratory at LMP for our 2016-2018 accreditation. After an extensive day of inspection and review it was determined that the HLA Lab would be successfully accredited with a near perfect conformance rate.... Continue Reading →

  This week the LMP Q&A BUG made its way to the Pathology Research Program (PRP) and ‘infected’ Melanie Peralta, Research Technician. The nomination came from our previous Q&A BUG ‘victim,’ Dr. Rohan John. Check out Dr. Johns’s photo Q&A, HERE. The PRP Laboratory is a very unique area of LMP. It operates exclusively for research... Continue Reading →