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RI-MUHC Team Wins Québec Science's 2018 People's Choice Award for Discovery of the Year
February 20th, 2019 Releases From L to R.: Dr. Lucy Gilbert, Director of the Women’s Health Research Unit at the Research Institute of the MUHC, and her colleague Dr. Kris Jardon, gyneco-oncologist and RI-MUHC researcher; are co-authors of the study …
MUHC joins Montreal key partners to bring cancer research to the next level
June 28th, 2018 Releases Research MONTRÉAL —Leading researchers, cancer centres and hospitals in Montreal, and the Terry Fox Research Institute are partnering to generate new advances in personalized and precision medicine with the aim of improving …
Volunteer Work in Africa: Paying It Forward
September 19th, 2019 Articles Dr. Alan Barkun, Director of Endoscopy at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), is never too far from his suitcases. A veteran of humanitarian missions, he has already visited Ethiopia, Morocco and Myanmar, among …
Laughing it off
June 30th, 2010 Consider this: Snoop Dogg walks down the street carrying an umbrella. Stunned, you ask him – “Hey Snoop, what’s with the umbrella?” Snoop answers: “Fo’ drizzle!” The jury is still out on whether bad jokes are good for you, but if you …
Clinic meets the special needs of teens and young adults with cancer
May 25th, 2010 Each year, the AYA Oncology Clinic sees about 60 new patients between the ages of 18 and 29 - about 40 are treated at the RVH and 20 at the Jewish General Hospital, where a sister clinic has been established. Kavan is cross- appointed with …
3D brain mapping first in Quebec
May 25th, 2010 Neurosurgeons perform some of the most delicate operations in medicine - a difference of 2 mm can mean life or death for a patient. Exact movements are therefore critical assets of a neurosurgeon. A precise "map" of the territory they will …
At the forefront of prostate cancer
June 15th, 2010 Dr. Armen Aprikian, MUHC urologist-in-chief and one of five MUHC surgeons specializing in complex urological cancers. (Photo: Pierre Dubois) According to Dr. Armen Aprikian, MUHC urologistin- chief, prostate cancer and non-melanoma skin …
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 …
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 …
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 …