MUHC in the News | May 7, 2018

Dr. Robyn Tamblyn

 Gender bias in peer review of research grants may penalize women

Female health researchers who applied for grants were funded less often than their male counterparts because of potential bias, found a study led by Dr. Robyn Tamblyn from the RI-MUHC and McGIll. She was interviewed by CBC 88.5 fm, Reuters and La Presse.

 

Dr. Nada JabadoMillions for precision medicine in Quebec

Drs. Nada Jabado and Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze from the RI-MUHC received funding for their genomics research projects. Dr. Jabado, also from the MCH, received $13M to target the genetic makeup of the tumour to better treat children with brain cancer. She gave interviews to La Presse and 98.5 fm.

 

Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy Inequality when it comes to HIV Treatment

Lower-income and welfare patients with HIV have seen their access to care suffer because of their socio-economic status, a recent study by Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy of the RI-MUHC revealed in La Presse.

 

Lyme disease We vaccinate dogs against Lyme disease; why not ourselves?

No vaccine will immunize you against Lyme disease, but it is possible to protect your dog. Why is that so? Dr. Michael Libman, director of the J.D. MacLean Center for Tropical Diseases at the MUHC, gave an interview to Radio-Canada in French).

 

Pathology Images: Illustrations from the Montreal General Hospital, 1930-1950Pathology Images: Illustrations from the Montreal General Hospital, 1930-1950

MUHC Pathologist Dr. Richard Fraser and McGill medical resident Linnea Duke collaborated with an archival processing project of a series of more than 500 medical illustrations from the Montreal General Hospital from the 20th century. The drawings are currently on display on the 6th floor of the MGH. Read the article in the Museum Archivist Newsletter.

 

Dr. Tom HutchinsonDoctor's prescription for McGill medical students: Listen

Dr. Tom Hutchinson’s greatest gift is not talking but actually listening, and he dispenses this prescription to McGill medical students: the healing process not only entails the latest in biomedicine but also some old-time compassion in listening to the woes of patients. Read the Montreal Gazette article

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