Tackling adherence to treatment on several fronts
Dr. Bethany Foster, a pediatric nephrologist and scientist at the Research Institute of the MUHC and the Children’s led with her team an innovative trial combining digital technology and coaching among young kidney transplant patients. The goal of the study was to improve adherence to treatment in order to avoid organ rejection usually high in the age group of 11 to 24. Dr. Foster with one of the study’s participant, Audrey Grenier, were interviewed by CTV News, Radio-Canada International, and TVA.
Tuberculosis: a major scientific breakthrough
Researchers from the McGill University Health Center and the Université de Montréal have developed a new weapon to fight tuberculosis. Watch the report (in French).
MUHC: A World Leader in Fight Against TB
In an opinion editorial, Dr. Marcel Behr - of the Research Institute and Director of the McGill International Tuberculosis Centre - has detailed the innovative work of the MUHC in the fight to eradicate TB in HuffPost Quebec (in French).
7 Sneaky Things That Trigger IBS Symptoms
According to Dr. Serge Mayrand, gastroenterologist at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is caused by “a defect in the neuromodulation of the gut.” In other words, there’s a communications breakdown in the chemical and electrical signals travelling between your brain and digestive system. Read the Reader's Digest’s report.
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