MUHC in the Media - April 2, 2024

A Canadian-led study has identified genes that may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy. Dr. Maryam Oskoui, Scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the RI-MUHC and Director of the Pediatric Neurology Division at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, co-led the study. CTV News, Radio-Canada, La Presse, Noovo Info, CJAD

The drug Singulair, used to control asthma and allergies, can have neuropsychiatric side effects in 10 to 15 per cent of children taking it. The treatment is generally prescribed when other medications have proved ineffective and is stopped if a change in behaviour is noted, explains Dr. Larry Lands, Director of the Respirology Division at the Montreal Children's Hospital. La Presse 1, La Presse 2

Some women are denied in vitro fertilization because their body mass index is too high. Yet, there are a number of measures that can be put in place to give them safe access to the treatment, says Dr. Michael Dahan, obstetrician-gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at the McGill University Health Centre. Yahoo!

Dr. Jesse Papenburg, pediatric infectious diseases specialist and medical microbiologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital, discusses the rise in measles cases in Quebec and stresses the importance of vaccination. CJAD

Dr. Sherif Emil, general surgeon at the Montreal Children's Hospital, is now on the Global Mercy ship, a boat transformed into a hospital to meet the most urgent surgical needs of African children. CityNews

In this touching letter, Laure Waridel pays tribute to her daughter Alphée, born with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. She underlines the work of the staff at the Montreal Children's Hospital in diagnosing this rare disease. Le Journal de Montréal

Former Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH) drama therapy professor Bonnie Harnden has won Best Educational Film at the Tromsø Educational Film Festival in Norway. Concordia News