MUHC in the media - May 8, 2023

Dr. Lucie Opatrny, president and executive director of the McGill University Health Centre, gave an interview The Gazette.

Mary Grace Ocampo shares her experience of being a nurse at The Neuro and president of the Filipino Nurses' Association of Quebec with CBC Montreal for a segment called Carrying Our Cultures.

Dr Eugene Bereza, clinical and organizational ethicist at the MUHC's Centre for Applied Ethics, gave an interview to CTV News in the context of a recent court decision regarding the care for a CHU Sainte-Justine patient (Boy extubated after Quebec court battle is going home, breathing on his own). The story brought forth an ethics dilemma front line clinicians are often confronted to, the one between quantity of life and quality of life, as well as between patient autonomy and distributive justice.

A new study conducted at the RI-MUHC by Dr. Antonio Vigano suggests that, as a complementary therapy for cancer patients, medical cannabis could be used safely and effectively to reduce pain and opioid use. Radio-Canada.ca, L’Actualité, Noovo, CTV News

In collaboration with scientists at the CHEO Research Institute, RI-MUHC researcher and MCH respirologist Dr. Adam Shapiro has discovered a previously unidentified genetic variant in Inuit populations of Nunavut and Nunavik that causes a respiratory disease called primary ciliary dyskinesia. As indicated in a study published in Pediatric Pulmonology, this genetic variant may be an important contributor to recurrent pneumonia and chronic lung disease among Inuit. L’Actualité, Radio-Canada.ca, Noovo, Ottawa Citizen.

The American Heart Association has issued a warning about primary pediatric hypertension (hypertension that does not result from another health problem). Difficult to detect and usually asymptomatic, it can go undetected in children and adolescents. However, it can lead to long-term health problems in adult life. Dr. Bethany Foster, pediatrician-in-chief at the Montreal Children's Hospital, spoke to The Canadian Press about it. L’Actualité

Statins are common anti-cholesterol drugs that can cause side effects, including muscle pain. Dr. George Thanassoulis, director of the Preventive Cardiology and Genomics Unit at the MUHC and a researcher at the RI-MUHC, spoke to La Presse about this.

See how the Montreal Children's Hospital eating disorder team helped Chloe, who struggled with an eating disorder from age seven to nine. With Dr. Holly Agostino and Dr. Giuseppina Di Meglio. Noovo Info, 98.5 FM, CTV News

An untreated hearing problem can lead to complications, which is why perinatal hearing testing is so important, notes Audrey Hardy, professional clinical coordinator of the Division of Audiology at the Montreal Children's Hospital. La Presse Canadienne

This special report addresses the mental health of young people by putting forward the concept of positive mental health, by presenting promising initiatives from here and elsewhere as well as portraits of visionaries. With the participation of Dr. Martin Gignac, head of the Psychiatry Department at the Montreal Children's Hospital. 100º

In March, Augusto was hospitalized at the Montreal Children's Hospital while his parents were in Quebec for a few days on a business trip. He ended up staying in hospital for several weeks before being able to return to Argentina. He is now doing much better. Global News