MUHC in the Media - January 6, 2025
It's a girl!
The first baby to be born at the MUHC in 2025 is a girl! Charlotte Langdon was born on January 1, 2025, at 5:24 a.m. Montreal Gazette, Global News
A dream come true for Zackary
Zackary Lessard, 8, had a significant mobility problem. In January 2024, Dr. Jean-Pierre Farmer, a neurosurgeon at the Montreal Children's Hospital, performed the surgery that would change his life. The boy traded in his walking aids for... a BMX! Le Journal de Montréal, CTV News
Saving lives through teaching
Canadian and American doctors, led by Dr. Sherif Emil, pediatric surgeon at the Montreal Children's Hospital, lent a helping hand to their African colleagues this fall, teaching trauma resuscitation techniques in children. It was the very first time this specific course was given in Africa, and only the second time outside North America. Montreal Gazette
Myopia on the rise in children
A new study shows that myopia is on the rise in children, partly due to the use of screens. Severe myopia can lead to other problems, such as thinning or detachment of the retina, explains Dr. Robert Koenekoop, Director of the Ophthalmology Division at the Montreal Children's Hospital. CTV News
How can we help children who fear financial problems?
Many children and teenagers experience stress when they think about their financial future. How can we support them in this process? Here's some advice from Dr. Catherine Serra Poirier, pediatric psychologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital. CJAD
Avian flu under surveillance
The first case of avian flu acquired in Canada has just been reported. It’s reassuring, however, that the risk to humans remains low, notes Dr. Jesse Papenburg, pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical microbiologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Canadian Press
Brownstein: Stories of extraordinary people to emulate
Lawrence Cohen suffered cardiac arrest at an N.D.G. ice-cream parlour. By quirk of fate, Ilana Bank, a Montreal Children’s Hospital emergency-room physician, came upon an unconscious Cohen on the floor. For over seven minutes, she did compressions until Urgences-santé personnel arrived to take over for another five minutes and applied AED (defibrillator) pads on him. With less than a one per cent shot of survival, Cohen was somehow revived. The Gazette