Bed cuts and seasonal closures to come to the MUHC
Dr. Ewa Sidorowicz, Associate Director General of Medical Affairs and Professional Services, sent an internal letter explaining the current budget situation at the MUHC, which is contributing to a reduction in the number of beds across the institution. Read the full articles on CBC and the Montreal Gazette.
RI-MUHC team to get CFI grant
Dr. Shirin Enger of the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Oncology and a researcher at the RI- MUHC and another McGill researcher have received federal grants through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The announcement was made on March 14 by Minister of Science Kristy Duncan at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Listen to Dr. Enger’s interview on muhc.ca and get the details in the McGill Reporter.
Heart attacks could be reduced by rethinking the way we prescribe statins
Millions of people globally take statins to help lower their cholesterol level. An international research team led by Dr. Georges Thanassoulis, RI-MUHC researcher and director of Preventive and Genomic Cardiology at the MUHC, may have developed a new approach to determine which individuals should receive these important medications. These findings could improve prevention of heart disease, especially in younger people. Read more in The Daily Mail and McGill Reporter.
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