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Opal app wins again!
November 11th, 2019 Accolades News The team behind the Opal patient empowerment app needs to make more room in their trophy case. Last Thursday the team was awarded the Grand Prix de l’année at Le Gala des Prix TI en Santé et Services Sociaux . The …
Congratulations to the Lachine Dialysis unit, whose central lines have been infection-free since January 2019!
November 11th, 2019 The McGill University Health Centre (MUCH) extends huge congratulations to the Dialysis unit at the Lachine Hospital for maintaining an impressive infection-free streak: since the beginning of 2019, there hasn’t been a single infection …
Congratulations to the Lachine Dialysis unit, whose central lines have been infection-free since January 2019!
November 12th, 2019 Accolades News Congratulations to the Lachine Dialysis unit, whose central lines have been infection-free since January 2019! The McGill University Health Centre (MUCH) extends huge congratulations to the Dialysis unit at the Lachine …
August winner of the Relève étoile Jacques-Genest award
November 12th, 2019 Accolades Congratulations to Emily MacLean, doctoral student at the RI-MUHC! Source: Med E-News. Emily MacLean, a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University, is the award …
Type 1 diabetes: a smooth transition from pediatric to adult care at the MUHC
November 14th, 2019 Articles News Only 10 percent of people living with diabetes in Canada have type 1 diabetes. Nineteen-year-old Nicolas McGee is one of them. When Nicolas was a toddler, his daycare monitors used to tell him to stop drinking so much …
Rare respiratory diseases: the MUHC unique approach combining immunology and respiratory expertise for children and adults
November 20th, 2019 News Research Dr. Donald Vinh and Dr. Adam Shapiro The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a proud member of the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (GDMCC), which is dedicated to …
Better guidelines for patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding could reduce pressures in the ER
November 21st, 2019 News Releases Research MONTREAL — Upper GI bleeding is an acute internal bleeding condition which predominantly affects those over 50 and is most often caused by ulcers. It is a common condition that sends patients knocking on the …
Cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors identified
November 25th, 2019 News Releases Research Montreal, November 25, 2019 – A research team led by Dr. Claudia Kleinman, an investigator at the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, together with Dr. Nada Jabado, of the Research Institute of …
High-fat diet fuels prostate cancer progression by imitating a key cancer alteration
November 28th, 2019 Research News Montreal - What molecular event happens for prostate cancer to progress faster and to be deadlier when patients eat a high-fat diet? This is the question Dr. David P. Labbé, a scientist at the Research Institute of the …
The McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site: The first hospital in Quebec to be twice certified LEED Gold
December 3rd, 2019 Releases News Montreal - The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the McGill Healthcare Infrastructure Group (MHIG) are proud to announce that they have obtained a second LEED Gold certification, a first in Quebec. The …