MUHC in the Media - May 20, 2024

Dr. Nada Jabado, Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Senior Scientist at the RI-MUHC and Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital, has been named L'Oréal-UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science 2024 for North America. She gave an interview to The Canadian Press to mark the occasion. L’actualité, Noovo, MSN.ca

A recent study led by Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta at the RI-MUHC revealed that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes is increased in women who first get gestational diabetes during a second pregnancy, and that it increases even more for those who get it during two consecutive pregnancies. La Presse, The Montreal Gazette, City News, Radio-Canada (radio show Panorama, Vancouver), Radio-Canada (radio show Dans la mosaïque, Toronto).

The increasing THC potency of cannabis products has led to a rise in hospitalizations in Canada over the past few years among people under the age of 25. Quebec doctors are sounding the alarm. Interview with Dr. Dominic Chalut, pediatric emergency physician at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Radio-Canada (Web) and Radio-Canada (Radio).

For almost 10 years, a food allergy desensitization treatment, oral immunotherapy, has given families hope of a cure for this condition, which can be infernal. This treatment is offered at the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH). Interviews with Liane Beaudette, specialized nurse in oral immunotherapy at the MCH, and Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, pediatric allergist at the MCH. Journal de Montréal and 98.5 FM.

Dr. Cédric Yansouni, Scientist at the RI-MUHC and Associate Director of the J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases is leading a project called Stopping Syphilis Transmission in Arctic Communities Through Rapid Diagnostic Testing in Non-Traditional Testing sites (STAR-NT study). He spoke about it to Nunatsiaq News

Psychologist Jennifer Russell, head of the MUHC's Department of Psychology (adult sites), explains that burnout is often linked to work overload, but can also occur when a stressful situation is prolonged in our personal lives. Feeling drained, both emotionally and physically, increasing our alcohol consumption, eating our emotions, can be some of the warning signs of burnout. Listen to her column on CJAD.

Ontario Public Health has confirmed the death of a Hamilton child under the age of 5 from measles, following hospitalization. Dr. Jesse Papenburg, specialist in pediatric infectiology and medical microbiologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital, talks about measles symptoms and the effectiveness of vaccination in this interview for Radio-Canada.

Dr. Michael Libman, an investigator at the RI-MUHC and Director of the J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases, was on CBC radio show Let’s Go to talk about the spread of dengue fever in Quebec.

Dr. Ramy Saleh spoke to The Montrealer about The Sarcoma Research Consortium of Quebec which was created to improve access to care and clinical trials for sarcoma patients in Quebec.