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Long COVID or COVID lung?
March 31st, 2022 News Since mid-February, medical teams at the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have been busy contacting patients who were hospitalized for several weeks and whose lungs were significantly …
Where immune cells are located is critical for cancer immune therapy, a new study shows
April 4th, 2022 News Research An innovative new approach highlights the relevance of immune cells’ position within melanoma to inform on a patients’ response to immune therapy. SOURCE: Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute and RI-MUHC A new study …
The unexpected role of chloride channels in a rare neurological disorder
April 5th, 2022 Research News A new study finds mutations affecting the chloride channel of a glutamate transport protein in a rare disorder involving recurrent episodes of discoordination, imbalance and migraine SOURCE: RI-MUHC and University of Sydney. …
Medication reconciliation process receives Accreditation Canada stamp of approval
April 5th, 2022 News The MUHC is pleased to announce that it received confirmation that its medication reconciliation process is fully compliant with Accreditation Canada’s Required Organization Practice (ROP) for the sites visited in 2019. Studies …
Benefits of fluvoxamine confirmed in new study
April 6th, 2022 Research News Montreal, April 6, 2022 – The effectiveness of fluvoxamine in preventing hospitalization following COVID-19 infection is further confirmed by the results of a systematic review conducted at the Research Institute of the …
Saleem Razack’s commentary on racism and the pandemic wins professionalism writing prize
April 6th, 2022 Accolades Revising our understanding in light of two pandemics Source: RI-MUHC Saleem Razack, MD , a member of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), has co-authored a prize-winning article that suggests …
Hard to change minds when it comes to vaccine willingness: Largest survey of COVID-19 vaccine willingness among older Canadians
April 12th, 2022 Research Sources: McGill and CLSA In the fall of 2020, before vaccines were readily available, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) surveyed nearly 24,000 middle-aged and older adults to test their willingness to get …
Praise for our Medical Laboratories teams
April 12th, 2022 News The week of April 11, 2022, is National Medical Laboratory week! Over the past year, from Abitibi to the West Island of Montreal, our medical technologists, supporting staff and managers have been hard at work providing support to …
Forty bursaries available to aspiring PABs thanks to McGill University Health Centre Bursary Program
September 27th, 2021 News The MUHC PAB bursary program is back! Bursaries of $7,500 are available for 40 caring and devoted individuals who are starting or completing academic training to become a préposé(e) aux bénéficiaires (PAB). Plus, employment at …
Dr. Jonathan L. Meakins inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
September 29th, 2021 News It is with great honour that the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) announces that Dr. Jonathan Larmonth Meakins has been selected for induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) for 2022 for his outstanding …