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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 …
Montreal researchers enter the race against COVID-19 with an innovative clinical trial
March 29th, 2020 Research Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre will start assessing the efficiency of the drug Hydroxychloroquine in the fight against COVID with health-care workers Montreal - Determined to fight …
MGH rethinks flow of Emergency Department to also care for COVID-19 patients
March 30th, 2020 News Members of the MGH ED team stand in the resuscitation room where equipment has been covered in plastic to avoid the spread of infection. Back row from left to right: Peter Psiharis, housekeeping staff, Randy Marquez, emergency room …
Gairdner Foundation recognizes Dr. Guy Rouleau with prestigious award
March 31st, 2020 News Accolades Dr. Rouleau, director of The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre The Neuro’s director has been a driving force in neurological disease research and …
MUHC Facilities Management and private partners transform the Glen
April 2nd, 2020 News Back row from left to right: Soufiane ElBoulifi (SLGP) , Justin Ciampini (MUHC), Sébastien Dallaire (GISM). Middle row from left to right: Allen Hannaburg (GDI), Dino Stephani, (GDI), Maria David (SLGP) , Denis Bastien (GISM O&M) …
The McGill University Health Centre is now a designated COVID-19 hospitalization centre
April 3rd, 2020 Releases Montreal - Dr. Pierre Gfeller, President and Executive Director of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), announces the MUHC has been designated a COVID-19 hospitalization centre. Specifically, the Montreal General Hospital …
The MGH ICU adopts new strategies in the face of COVID-19
April 5th, 2020 News From left to right: Karin Ko, Assistant Nurse Manager, Dr. Dan Deckelbaum, Trauma Surgeon, Angela Izzo, Interim Nurse Educator, Maxime Breton, MGH ICU Nurse Manager, Sarah St-Germain, nurse, Catherine Becker, Nurse Educator. Many …
RI-MUHC innovative clinical trial assesses hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19
April 6th, 2020 Research Releases Montreal - Determined to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have launched an innovative clinical trial for which people can …