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Young Canadians face heightened crash risk after consuming cannabis, new study finds
October 15th, 2018 Releases Research MONTREAL – Young Canadians are more at risk of a vehicle crash even five hours after inhaling cannabis, according to results of a clinical trial conducted at the McConnell Centre for Innovative Medicine (CIM) of the …
The legislation on cannabis
October 17th, 2018 Québec’s cannabis regulations are contained in the Act to constitute the Société québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis Regulation Act and to amend various highway safety-related provisions. Click here to read an overview of the …
Code Orange Simulation at the MUHC
October 19th, 2018 Releases Montreal - The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) took part in one of the largest, most complex Code Orange simulations to date on Thursday, with the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), Montreal General Hospital (MGH) and …
A deserved round of applause...
October 23rd, 2018 Articles Dealing with hospital acquired infections, known as nosocomial infections, is a challenge that requires sustained and continuous efforts by all. Infection control and prevention measures, including hand hygiene, can greatly …
Safe cannabis pain relief without the “high”
October 25th, 2018 Releases Montreal – In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers …
Scientific breakthrough: promising new target for immunotherapy
October 29th, 2018 Releases Following the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine, global attention is now more than ever turned toward the promise of immunotherapy in oncology. An international team’s work has shed new light on a molecule called TIM-3 that might …
Generosity to Front Line Healthcare Workers: A Thank You Message to our Community During the Pandemic
May 29th, 2020 News As the age-old saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. By extension, it takes a community to care for its own and countless benevolent gestures are proof positive that everyone has the capacity to make a difference during the …
Improvement, empowerment, autonomy: Physiotherapists aim at getting COVID patients back on their feet
May 29th, 2020 Articles News (six, from left to right) : Suma Das, Joe Pazienza, Patricia Barassi, Maria Pourasadi, Angelo Simonelli and Angela Di Girolamo (COVID physio team, absent: Timothy Ho) May is known as National Physiotherapy Month and this …
Update on the situation in the Emergency Department of the Montreal General Hospital
May 29th, 2020 News Following the publication of an article in a major daily newspaper on the situation at the Emergency of the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) today, we would like to provide some clarifications to all of our healthcare workers as well as …
COVID-19 impact on cancer patients: MUHC researchers take part in a multinational study
May 29th, 2020 News Research Dr. Arielle Elkrief, Dr. Donald Vinh and Dr. Nathaniel Bouganim Published in The Lancet, the study reveals cancer-specific factors associated with increased mortality McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) researchers …