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Regular screening for tuberculosis in Inuit communities is cost-effective
November 1st, 2021 Releases News Research Source: CMAJ Montreal, November 1 st , 2021 - Regular community-wide screening for active and latent tuberculosis (TB) appears to be cost-effective in Inuit communities with high TB rates and is recommended to …
Can inhaled corticosteroids alleviate early symptoms of COVID-19?
November 2nd, 2021 Releases Research News Results from the CONTAIN study conducted at the RI-MUHC reveal that ciclesonide is no better than placebo Montreal, November 2, 2021 —Despite high hopes, a new pan-Canadian study published today in The BMJ …
November 7 - 13: Technologists Week
November 10th, 2021 News If you’ve ever had an x-ray, ultrasound, angiogram or scan, you have met a medical imaging technologist. They are among the frontline workers who at times operate behind the scenes to provide essential and quality care to …
Remembrance Day: Looking back at the MGH’s contribution to Canada’s war efforts
November 11th, 2021 News On Remembrance Day, the MUHC traditionally honours the armed forces members who died in the line of duty with a special event. A bagpiper procession would lead people to a gathering for the reading of the poem In Flanders Fields, …
Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, are statutory holidays at the McGill University Health Centre
April 13th, 2022 News Our offices, clinics and test centres will be closed. Only the COVID-19 Testing Clinics will remain open for employees with symptoms and patients who require a test before surgery or treatment. Testing clinics will be open during …
Changing the lives of patients one diagnosis at a time
April 14th, 2022 News The week of April 11, 2022, is National medical laboratory week! When we think about medical laboratories, we often think of automated technology doing all the work. It’s true, technology has helped advance the medical field but …
Stephanie Bumba, finalist for the OIIQ Florence Award
April 14th, 2022 News The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is pleased to announce that nurse clinician Stephanie Bumba has been nominated for the prestigious Florence 2022 Award from the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ), in the …
Power outage at Lachine Hospital
April 16th, 2022 News Montreal, April 16, 2022 - The McGill University Health Centre would like to inform the public that an electrical outage is underway since this morning at the Lachine Hospital following the breakage of an electrical line belonging to …
Follow-up on the power outage at the Lachine Hospital
April 17th, 2022 News Montreal, April 17, 2022 - A power outage was in progress since yesterday at the Lachine Hospital following the breakage of an electrical line belonging to Hydro-Québec. A temporary and safe power supply allows us to continue …
Immunotherapy showing significant advancements in lung cancer treatment
April 20th, 2022 Research News Releases Phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant nivolumab leads to practice-changing results Montreal, April 20, 2022 – According to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial, a new treatment for non-small cell lung cancer …