MUHC in the Media - April 21, 2025
Big strides in type 1 diabetes research
As this story illustrates, dedication to our patients at the MUHC also means advancing science and providing them with innovative and promising experimental therapies! Congratulations to Dr. Steven Paraskevas for his outstanding efforts and leadership in the field of islet cell transplantation, and to Dr. Sara Meltzer, endocrinologist at the MUHC and co-investigator on the trial. Le Journal de Montréal
A mother resuscitated 19 times rediscovers the pleasures of life, one heartbeat at a time, with a heart transplant
A Montreal mother, who had to be resuscitated 19 times in just a few months due to serious heart problems, was finally able to return to normal life thanks to a heart transplant.
“If you believe in miracles, Monique Chalifour is one,” says MUHC cardiologist Dr. Nadia Giannetti, who had never seen such an exceptional and complex case in her 25-year career. Journal de Montréal
After spending his life on dialysis, a teenager finally receives a kidney
The daily life of 14-year-old Mario changed radically last January. After waiting all his life, the patient at the Montreal Children's Hospital finally received a particularly complex kidney transplant, a first in Canada. With the participation of Drs. Mallory Downie and Marie-Michèle Gaudreault-Tremblay, pediatric nephrologists. Global News
Organ and tissue donation: an urgent need
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week runs from April 20 to 26., seven days to highlight the urgent need for more organ and tissue donors. Interview with Wendy Sherry, Nurse Clinician for Organ and Tissue donation at the MUHC, and Luisa Miniaci, an MUHC patient who received a kidney and liver donation in August 2024. City News
Alarming trends in UV exposure and sun-protective behaviours in Canada
A new study led by Dr. Ivan Litvinov, researcher at The Institute and Director of the MUHC Division of Dermatology, and published in BMJ Public Health study describes alarming trends in UV exposure and sun-protective behaviors among Canadian adults. La Presse
Better care for children with obesity
New guidelines have just been published to improve the management of children and adolescents with obesity. These can include the prescription of drugs such as Ozempic when indicated, says Dr. Julius Erdstein, Director of the Adolescent Medicine Division at the Montreal Children's Hospital. CJAD
Are you loyal to being unfaithful?
Infidelity can happen during a one-night stand or evolve into a long-term extramarital affair. Although painful, infidelity is not always the end of a relationship: forgiveness is possible, and some couples manage to rebuild trust and emerge even stronger. Listen to the weekly segment by Jennifer Russell, Chief of the Department of Psychology for the adult sites of the MUHC, on CJAD