MUHC in the Media - January 13, 2025

Although the incidence remains low, there are approximately 200 cases in Montreal in 2024, whereas the average number of cases per year between 2010 and 2023 was 121. Tuberculosis (TB) is relatively rare, said Dr. Richard Menzies, a respirologist, TB specialist, and TB researcher at the Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. “The biggest issue is that people present with a cough, and it is often misdiagnosed until, eventually, someone thinks of TB and the diagnosis is made.” The Gazette

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. 98.5 FM, CJAD

In her first two segments, Dr. Jennifer Russell, Director of the Psychology Department at the MUHC for the adult sites, addresses two particularly relevant and sensitive topics. She first explores couples' resolutions for the start of the year. Then, she delves into the impact of a dementia diagnosis, both on the individual affected and on their loved ones who must face this difficult reality. Listen to the psychologist's segments on CJAD, aired on Sunday, January 5 and 12, 2025, to explore these themes in greater depth.

After 53 years working at the Montreal Children's Hospital, Maureen McCrory decided to dedicate herself to knitting and helping women's shelters. CTV News

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. CJAD

Emergency rooms have been quite busy since the holidays and influenza has yet to reach its peak of contamination this winter season, notes Dr. Jesse Papenburg, pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical microbiologist at the Montreal Children's Hospital. CityNews, CBC, La Presse Canadienne, The Canadian Press, Le Journal de Montréal

He also gave an interview on the increase in cases of gastroenteritis and measles. Le Journal de Montréal