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MUHC in the News | June 12 - 16, 2017

Montreal stabbing victim giving back to hospital staff who saved her lifeMontreal stabbing victim giving back to hospital staff who saved her life

Last winter, Smadar Brandes was on her way home after a late night class when she decided to walk because there were no buses. Living in what she considered to be a safe neighbourhood, she’s now thankful to be alive. “I remember all of it very vividly,” Brandes said. “It was an unseasonably warm night for January, it was January 27th.” On her way home, she says a man blocked her path and attacked her near the Villa-Maria Metro station. Brandes said she was stabbed and the blade was lodged in her neck. She was sent to MGH and the staff was able to save her life. Now, she’s looking to give back to those at the hospital. For all the heart-warming details, visit Global News, CTV News and the Montreal Gazette.

 

A plague to wipe outA plague to wipe out

According to the figures given by Scott Delaney, Research Director for the Emergency Medicine Department of the McGill University Health Centre, even the best UFC Welterweight, Georges St-Pierre, was going too far. “Any extreme weight change, be it a gain or a loss, can have harmful effects”, he asserted. “An athlete losing from 8 to 10% of his weight in 24 to 48 hours subjects his body to a certain risk”. For more information, go to RDS.ca.

 

Men’s Health Awareness DayMen’s Health Awareness Day

The 11th edition of Men’s Health Awareness Day took place on June 15. For the first time, the event was held at the Glen site. MUHC urologist Dr. Peter Chan along with CJAD host and member of the Cedars Cancer foundation board of directors Andrew Carter spoke with Mutsumi Takahashi on CTV News at Noon promote Men’s Health Awareness Day. Dr. Chan and patient Mike Flinker also had the opportunity to speak to Laura Casella at Global Morning. The free men’s health information exam includes a health questionnaire, blood pressure and cholesterol checks, a prostate exam for some men over the age of 40 and the option of making an appointment for a fertility exam. To find out more, visit CTV News and Global News.

 

Breakthrough in autism screeningBreakthrough in autism screening

A U.S. study involving a Montreal researcher has managed to assess the risk of autism as early as six month of age, thanks to medical imagery of the babies’ brains. For now, this approach is only successful with high-risk children, whose brothers or sisters are already diagnosed with autism. “We are unable at this time to make a diagnosis with this approach, but by combining it with behavioural assessments like the baby’s gaze, we will lower the mean age of diagnosis, which is now made at 2 or 3 years of age”, explained Alan Evans, biophysicist at the Montreal Neurological Institute affiliated to McGill University and coauthor of the study published yesterday in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine. To find more, visit La Presse.

 

A giant bicycle riding through the city’s streets this weekA giant bicycle riding through the city’s streets this week

 People will see a huge bicycle onto which fleets of no less than 30 riders will hop on in turns. Until Friday, this exceptional bike will stand out through the streets of downtown Montréal for the “Pedal for Kids” charitable event. This initiative began in 1992, when Sylvie Lalumière and Michael Conway decided to fundraise in memory of their daughter Meagan. Since she had been treated at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, the couple decided to raise money for the institution. Read more in La Presse and Journal Métro.

 

 

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