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Meeting the global health challenge of worms that cause disease
January 10th, 2020 Research News Canadians may bring parasitic intestinal worms back as unwanted souvenirs from travels abroad. But for more than one billion people in Asia, Africa and Latin America, they are more constant companions. Helminth parasitic …
Brain cancer: An intelligent molecule to fool and kill glioblastoma cells
January 13th, 2020 News Research Releases Four RI-MUHC scientists and co-authors of the study, from left to right: Dr. Siham Sabri, corresponding author, Dr. Bertrand Jean-Claude, Director of the Drug Discovery Platform, Dr. Janusz Rak, Jack Cole Chair in …
Veteran CTV News Montreal Journalist Annie DeMelt joins McGill University Health Centre Communications Team
January 14th, 2020 News Releases Montreal - The McGill University Health Centre is pleased to announce that CTV News Montreal journalist and weekend anchor Annie DeMelt has joined the MUHC’s Communications team. Ms. DeMelt will begin working at the MUHC …
Sexual dimorphism: The female hormone estrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers
January 16th, 2020 Releases News Dr. Pnina Brodt (centre) with some co-authors of the study "Sexual dimorphism and the role of estrogen in the immune microenvironment of liver metastases", from left to right: Ni Wang, Stéphanie Perrino, Simon Milette …
Dr. Ilana Bank recognized by CAME
January 17th, 2020 Accolades Congratulations to Dr. Ilana Bank, director of the institute for pediatric simulation at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, on being awarded the 2020 Certificate of Merit from the Canadian Association for Medical Education …
Reopening of operating rooms at Lachine Hospital
February 5th, 2020 News The McGill University Health Centre announces the reopening of the Lachine Hospital's operating room as of this week. Activities will resume in two phases: February 6: Resumption of general surgery (cancer) February 7: Resumption …
Study finds psychiatric disorders and suicide attempts substantially higher in adolescents and emerging adults with diabetes
February 4th, 2020 Releases News Montreal - In a retrospective cohort study recently published in Diabetes Care, a team of researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and the Institut national de santé …
An innovative approach in palliative care wins award
February 3rd, 2020 Accolades Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement recognizes the MUHC team for a project that integrates palliative care sooner in a treatment plan Left to right: Alain Biron, Dr. Carolyn Freeman, Dr. Stefanie Gingras, Nisha …
Temporary closure of operating rooms at the Lachine Hospital
January 22nd, 2020 News The operating rooms of the Lachine Hospital have been closed since this morning due to a problem with the humidifier of the ventilation system, necessitating the suspension of activities in this area of the hospital. An inspection …
News from Mr. Saad
February 6th, 2020 Articles “I haven’t felt this good in a long time,” says patient after innovative cardiac procedure. Last fall, Nick Saad was the first MUHC patient to undergo a brand new treatment for severe arrhythmias involving irradiating the …