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Watch, Learn, Vote! Five years of research in 3 minutes: Dr. Jean-Jacques Lebrun’s team discovers promising treatment for triple negative breast cancer
January 27th, 2022 News Research Dr. Jean-Jacques Lebrun and his team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have discovered a promising treatment for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a particularly aggressive and …
2008 Cedars Cancer Institute Dragon Boat launch
September 14th, 2008 On Saturday, September 13th, Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Lance Armstrong both gave motivational speeches to kick-off the Cedars Cancer Institute Fuller Landau ‘Rain or Shine’ Dragon Boat Race & Festival at the Lachine Canal. Over …
MUHC Clinical Research Cord Blood Bank partners with the Public Cord Blood Bank of Héma-Québec.
June 22nd, 2009 The MUHC Clinical Research Cord Blood Bank will partner with the Public Cord Blood Bank of Héma-Québec. This alliance will allow it to collect and use all samples provided by donor mothers. Currently, Héma-Québec only keeps donations above …
Best Care for Life Campaign
November 24th, 2009 …
The New MUHC: world-class facilities for remarkable discoveries
November 27th, 2009 The Researchers of the McGill University Health Centre: On the front lines of the fight against infectious disease Marc from Sherbrooke is ready to receive his vaccination against H1N1 flu. Karima, a Montrealer, has gotten her shots in …
Health professionals at the McGill University Health Centre lab are deluged with testing H1N1 samples
November 28th, 2009 More than 1,800 patients have found themselves in Quebec hospitals suffering from H1N1 since the start of the pandemic, including 240 admitted to intensive care units, with 100 of those on respirators. As many as 300 samples a day have …
Welcome Remarks: Dr. Zhenya Shen and Mr. Donald J. Shropshire
January 20th, 2009 Dr. Zhenya Shen Associate President and Director, Cardiac Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China Mr. Donald J. Shropshire National Director, Disaster Management, …
Dr. E. W. Archibald honoured by Government of Canada
February 8th, 2008 On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird, Mr. Daniel Petit, Member of Parliament for Charlesbourg– Haute-Saint-Charles, unveiled on February 8, 2008, a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorating the …
Back on track: stem cell patient reunion
June 10th, 2007 The MUHC is a recognised center of excellence in stem-cell research and treatment. These interviews with transplant patients, family and health care professionals were filmed at a reunion party. The reunion party was held in June 2007 to …
Smoking cessation and lung cancer treatment at the MUHC
March 24th, 2009 Make no mistake, many people find quitting smoking challenging. The Smoking Cessation Clinic at the MUHC is a unique program that helps patients kick the habit. Under the Directorship of Dr. Gaston Ostiguy, the clinic develops programs of …