MUHC in the Media - April 22, 2024

Neurosurgeon Judith Marcoux and physiatrist Jehane Dagher from the MUHC gave an interview about the start of the cycling season and the importance of wearing a helmet, on the show “Sans reserve” at 98.5 FM. The program DayBreak, on CBC Radio One, also wanted to delve deeper with Dr. Jehane Dagher into this topic.

In her second radio column on the Sunday morning show at CJAD, Jennifer Russell, clinical psychologist and head of the adult psychology department at the MUHC, discusses the challenge of communicating disagreements with respect, without minimizing each other's feelings, and advises to take a break if emotions become too intense.

An international project dedicated to the surveillance of people considered to be at high risk of pancreatic cancer could lead to earlier diagnosis and better survival rates. The project, based on large patient cohorts and effective collaboration between numerous institutions worldwide, is led by a large consortium of experts called PRECEDE, and includes Dr. George Zogopoulos, a surgical oncologist and senior scientist at the Research Institute of the MUHC. A new article published in the influential journal JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network gives an initial positive assessment of this approach. La Presse, CityNews

It's already the start of seasonal allergies, a period increasing in duration and intensity, due in part to climate change. Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, allergy and immunology specialist at the Montreal Children's Hospital, explains how to relieve symptoms. TVA Nouvelles

Dr. John Mitchell, pediatric endocrinologist and biochemistry geneticist at the Montreal Children's Hospital, demystifies the challenges of diagnosing, managing and monitoring rare diseases in this CScience television debate. C+clair