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Rylee Restoule is Bridging Health Gaps for Indigenous Communities in Northern Ontario

Monday, June 23, 2025

Rylee Restoule is Bridging Health Gaps for Indigenous Communities in Northern Ontario

Health Sciences North and Health Sciences North Research Institute are proud to honour and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. In the spirit of respect and solidarity, we would like to shine the spotlight on a staff member whose mission it is to build and lead a research team that centres Indigenous voices, needs, and health outcomes in a system that has long overlooked them.

When Rylee Restoule first stepped onto the Laurentian University campus, she was a young Ojibwe-Kwe woman from Dokis First Nation, fluent in French and deeply aware of her First Nations identity — but still searching for a deeper connection to her culture.

HSN opens Northern Ontario’s first sickle cell clinic,  bringing care closer to home

Thursday, June 19, 2025

HSN opens Northern Ontario’s first sickle cell clinic, bringing care closer to home

Health Sciences North (HSN) has opened the region’s first dedicated hemoglobinopathy clinic to provide specialized care for patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia — two blood disorders historically under-recognized and undertreated, especially among Black, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian communities.

HSN celebrates bold vision and regional impact at 2025 Annual Meeting

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

HSN celebrates bold vision and regional impact at 2025 Annual Meeting

Health Sciences North (HSN) celebrated a year of transformational progress, regional collaboration, and innovation at its 2025 Annual Meeting, highlighting achievements across care, teaching, and research—and launching a bold new Strategic Plan, Together For You 2030, aimed at improving health outcomes across Northeastern Ontario.