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MUHC in the Media - December 9, 2024

Ten patients who have completed their treatments can benefit, since last week, from a series of six ...

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MUHC in the Media - December 2, 2024

Dr. Jonathan Spice spoke about a new investigational individualized therapy that harnesses the power...

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MUHC in the Media - November 25, 2024

Patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) took part last week in an innovative progra...

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MUHC in the Media - November 18, 2024

Radio-Canada's science program Découverte devoted a report to the placenta, an organ essential to th...

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MUHC in the Media - November 11, 2024

The MUHC celebrated Remembrance Day with a parade led by bagpiper and former Cedars Cancer Centre pa...

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MUHC in the Media - November 4, 2024

For the past three years, Jean-François Fortin has been receiving injections of Spinraza. Mr. Fortin...

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MUHC in the Media - October 28, 2024

Carolyn Baglole and Vincenza Caruana spoke about two recent studies that provide evidence that vapin...

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MUHC in the Media - October 21, 2024

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jean-Jacques Lebrun spoke about triple-negative breast cancer...

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MUHC in the Media - October 14, 2024

MUSIC is the only centre in Quebec that provides specialized mental health care for individuals, cou...

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MUHC in the Media - September 30, 2024

Dr. Ronald Postuma is quoted in an article that presents five possible signs of dementia.

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MUHC in the Media - September 23, 2024

The MUHC is one of the first hospitals to offer therapy sessions through virtual reality to treat va...

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MUHC in the Media - September 16, 2024

A young man from Montreal is looking for a living kidney donor to save his life. Patricia Hooker of ...

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MUHC in the Media - September 9, 2024

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare and little-known genetic disease. Yet, Quebec ha...

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MUHC in the Media - September 2, 2024

Thanks to AI, radiotherapy treatments at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) are now faster a...

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MUHC in the Media - August 26, 2024

Since 2004, a group of moms have been making quilts and donating them to the Montreal Children's Hos...

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MUHC in the Media - August 19, 2024

Introducing peanuts well before the age of three years old in babies' diets has helped reduce the pr...

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MUHC in the Media - August 12, 2024

A new breathtaking piece of art now graces the entrance to the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH).

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MUHC in the Media - August 5, 2024

Many parents turn to frenotomy when they experience breastfeeding problems. But you have to be caref...

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MUHC in the Media - July 29, 2024

Dr. Kenneth Myers, a pediatric neurologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital and a researcher at t...

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MUHC in the Media - July 23, 2024

In the majority of drownings that occur at home, we realize that the pool was not properly fenced, p...

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MUHC in the Media - July 17, 2024

A new study published in Cell reveals that PFA ependymoma, which are aggressive and hard-to-treat pe...

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MUHC in the Media - July 9, 2024

MUHC rheumatologist Dr. Evelyne Vinet talks about osteoarthritis.

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MUHC in the Media - July 1, 2024

Jennifer Russell gives tips and tricks for dealing with the difficult moments that are inevitable in...

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MUHC in the Media - June 24, 2024

Emergency room physician Dr. Sanjeet Saluja said that heat waves are putting a strain on hospital re...

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MUHC in the Media - June 17, 2024

Dr. Shaifali Sandal is working on a project  to determine how to provide effective emergency su...

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MUHC in the Media - June 10, 2024

Two children recently died in Ontario following tonsil removal. However, a new technique, making its...

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MUHC in the Media - June 3, 2024

During the summer months, an average of one child a day goes to the emergency for a drowning or near...

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MUHC in the Media - May 27, 2024

During the summer months, an average of one child a day goes to the emergency for a drowning or near...

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MUHC in the Media - May 20, 2024

Dr. Nada Jabado has been named L'Oréal-UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science 2024 for North Amer...

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MUHC in the Media - May 13, 2024

The MUHC is the first healthcare centre in Quebec to offer pulsed-field ablation in a minimally inva...

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MUHC in the Media - May 6, 2024

The Neuro has performed its very first neurological gene therapy treatment – a first in adult n...

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MUHC in the Media - April 29, 2024

Monique Beaupré, âgée de 70 ans, vit avec le rein de son frère aîné Jean-Claude depuis 50 ans. Ce de...

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MUHC in the Media - April 22, 2024

Neurosurgeon Judith Marcoux and physiatrist Jehane Dagher from the MUHC gave an interview about the ...

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MUHC in the Media - April 15, 2024

The Research Institute of the MUHC is the first site in the world to offer a new Phase 1 clinical tr...

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MUHC in the Media - April 8, 2024

Patients at the Montreal Children's Hospital will be able to watch the eclipse if they have the appr...

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MUHC in the Media - April 2, 2024

A Canadian-led study has identified genes that may be partially responsible for the development of c...

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MUHC in the Media - March 25, 2024

In an article published in the Journal de Montréal, MUHC hepatologist Dr. Giada Sebastiani reports t...

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MUHC in the Media - March 18, 2024

Faced with populations that are more wary of vaccination, the pandemic has shown us that the coerciv...

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MUHC in the Media - March 11, 2024

Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, senior scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Cent...

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MUHC in the Media - March 4, 2024

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is proud to  be one of four sites in Quebec to build...

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MUHC in the Media - February 26, 2024

Transplant Québec awarded its Grand Prix 2022 to Dr. Sam Shemie, Medical Director of the Pediatric I...

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MUHC in the Media - February 19, 2024

Two new units have been inaugurated at the Montreal General Hospital to reduce waiting times in surg...

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MUHC in the Media - February 12, 2024

A special report on cancer published in La Presse highlights the work and expertise of several exper...

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MUHC in the Media - February 5, 2024

Daphnée Houle, Respiratory Therapist at the RVH, is at the heart of an article written by the Ordre ...

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MUHC in the Media - January 29, 2024

Although cases of measles are on the rise in Europe, there are few in Quebec. Symptoms are similar t...

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MUHC in the Media - January 22, 2024

On Thursday, January 18, the Grey Cup champions Montreal Alouettes paid a visit to the MUHC s. Five ...

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MUHC in the Media - January 15, 2024

The holidays are over and, for many of us, it's back to business as usual. After a long break, it ca...

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MUHC in the Media - January 8, 2024

A 17-year-old girl has been given a second chance at life thanks to the work of a medical team at th...

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MUHC in the Media - January 04, 2024

A 17-year-old girl almost died last summer after a sudden viral infection in her heart caused her to...

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MUHC in the Media - December 27, 2023

René Lévesque was one of the first patients in Quebec to have access to a minimally invasive brain p...

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MUHC in the Media - December 18, 2023

Hugo Paradis, 16, collapsed while playing basketball. His mother, a nurse, performed CPR until help ...

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MUHC in the Media - December 11, 2023

Once again this year, the emergency rooms (ER) at the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH) and CHU Sai...

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MUHC in the Media - December 4, 2023

Nearly one in five Canadians will suffer from atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, at ...

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MUHC in the Media - November 27, 2023

A father supports his two daughters, who have been diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer. CTV Ne...

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MUHC in the Media - November 20, 2023

Thanks to a surgical procedure performed by Dr. Kevin Petrecca, chief of Neurosurgery at The Neuro, ...

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MUHC in the Media - November 13, 2023

Women are having children later than before, which is not without risks, notes Dr. Richard Brown, di...

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MUHC in the Media - November 6, 2023

Tina Montreuil, Ph.D., a researcher at the RI-MUHC and senior author of a study recently published i...

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MUHC in the Media - October 30, 2023

A Montreal neurosurgeon is putting into practice a new treatment for tremors in people with Parkinso...

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MUHC in the Media - October 23, 2023

Fewer than 5% of patients thought to be allergic to penicillin actually are, and this has major impl...

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MUHC in the Media - October 16, 2023

Audrée Descheneaux was just 19 years old when she received the liver of an octogenarian to keep her ...

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MUHC in the Media - October 9, 2023

A Quebec woman is thriving with a liver that is more than 100 years old. At the time of her transpla...

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MUHC in the Media - October 2, 2023

Véronique Fraser, advanced practice nurse for medical aid in dying, has been nominated in the Collab...

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MUHC in the Media - September 25, 2023

Dr. Roberto Jose Diaz, neurosurgeon at The Neuro, McGill University Health Centre, explained the blo...

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MUHC in the Media - September 18, 2023

Dr. Geneviève Bernard at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has...

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MUHC in the Media - September 11, 2023

At just nine days old, Samuel is the youngest child in North America to have received Zolgensma, a g...

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MUHC in the Media - September 4, 2023

Women who experienced serious complications during childbirth are three times more likely to experie...

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MUHC in the Media - August 28, 2023

MUHC heroes speak to the Montreal Gazette about the Jackie Aziz Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Pro...

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MUHC in the Media - August 21, 2023

Zuranolone, the first pill specifically developed to treat post-partum depression, has just been app...

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MUHC in the Media - August 14, 2023

Researchers from CHU Sainte-Justine and the Montreal Children's Hospital recently asked ChatGPT 20 m...

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MUHC in the Media - August 7, 2023

Syphilis is on the rise in Quebec, notably cases of congenital syphilis, when a mother passes it on ...

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MUHC in the media- July 31, 2023

Continuous palliative sedation, another way to die with dignity Dr. Stéfanie Gingras, a specialist i...

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MUHC in the media- July 24, 2023

When law and medicine unite for children's health At the Montreal Children's Hospital, there's a sol...

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MUHC in the media- July 17, 2023

Think you're allergic to penicillin? You may not be. One in ten patients have a declared allergy to ...

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MUHC in the media- July 10, 2023

A glimmer of hope for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Dr. Angela Genge, Director of the ...

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MUHC in the media- July 3, 2023

Preventable drownings Six drownings occurred in Quebec last week. Many could have been avoided if ci...

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MUHC in the media- June 26, 2023

New advances in lung cancer treatment The results of international clinical trial recently...

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MUHC in the media- June 19, 2023

The MUHC adopts platform to provide faster treatment for heart attacks, Dr. Jean-Philippe Pelletier,...

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MUHC in the media- June 12, 2023

The MUHC adopts platform to provide faster [K(1] treatment for heart attacks, The Cardiac ...

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MUHC in the media- June 5, 2023

Too many young people with skin cancer Dermatologist Dr. Beatrice Wang and surgical oncologist ...

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MUHC in the media- May 30, 2023

The MUHC’s 20th annual free eye clinic was a success This past weekend, the MUHC’s Department o...

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MUHC in the media- May 23, 2023

Defining pain in children to improve and personalize treatment A team of researchers from the M...

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MUHC in the media - May 15, 2023

MCH: the Centre for Pediatric Simulation now open! On May 10, the Montreal Children's Hospital ...

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MUHC in the media - May 8, 2023

Dr. Lucie Opatrny featured in The Montreal Gazette series Dr. Lucie Opatrny, president and exec...

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MUHC in the media - May 1, 2023

Organ and tissue donation: Anyone can be a potential organ donor, April 23 to 29 was Organ and ...

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MUHC in the media - April 24, 2023

A genetic mutation found to cause chronic lung disease in indigenous children Dr. Adam Shapiro, a re...

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MUHC in the media - April 17, 2023

MCH helps Ukrainian child In Ukraine, 10-year-old Vladyslava received shrapnel in her leg. The hospi...

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MUHC in the media - April 10, 2023

A patient with a big heart, Wyatt Morison-Stacey, a former patient at the Montreal Children's Hospit...

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MUHC in the media - April 3, 2023

The MUHC opens Quebec’s first multidisciplinary referral centre for multisystem endometriosis, EndoC...

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MUHC in the media - March 27, 2023

The first known visual acuity chart in Inuktitut, Cree and Ojibwe, MUHC ophthalmologist Dr. Chr...

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MUHC in the media - March 20, 2023

Danick Dumont, a patient at the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH), lost an eye in a work-related ac...

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MUHC in the media - March 13, 2023

Kitchi, a two-year-old goldendoodle, is the newest member of the pet therapy team at the Montreal Ch...

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MUHC in the media - March 6, 2023

According to new research published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, 12 rare genetic dis...

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