MUHC in the media - March 27, 2023

MUHC ophthalmologist Dr. Christian El-Hadad and his colleague Shaan Bhambra, a recent graduate of McGill’s Faculty of Medicine, have developed the first known visual acuity charts in Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, an alphabet used in Inuktitut, Cree, and Ojibwe. The news was covered widely by La Presse Canadienne, among other outlets, including Radio-Canada, Le Devoir, Noovo, and CBC.

Logan Boulet, 21, lost his life in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in 2018. He was an organ donor and six people were able to benefit from his donation. While organ donation has been relatively stable in Canada over the past five years, Logan Boulet's story often starts the conversation about organ donation, says Dr. Sam Shemie, a pediatric intensivist at the Montreal Children's Hospital. The Canadian Press

Renowned Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard is recovering from surgery following a serious heart attack. In an article by Radio-Canada, the artist recounts having seen his life in a flashback when he was in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit of the Montreal General Hospital.

"Awake, during the operation, tears flowed, tears caused by all the memories of those moments of happiness, joy, ecstasy, friendships, families and love that I have been filled with all my life."

Children and adolescents with peanut allergies show higher adherence to oral immunotherapy than those treated for milk allergies, says Benjamin Lawson, clinical research clerk at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Healio

Quebec is the only province in Canada that has no legislation on severe allergic reactions in schools. Each school is free to establish its own protocol, which can lead to questionable practices, says an open letter notably signed by Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, a pediatric allergist at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Le Devoir