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The MCH's Child Life department wins Fellowship Funding for new project!
April 4th, 2014 Our Child Life department is in the process of developing a new program for children undergoing radiation treatment. The pilot project was made possible thanks to funding by the Kids Health Link Foundation and the Canadian Child Life …
Dr. Maurice McGregor recognized for contributions to Health Technology Assessment
April 11th, 2014 Dr. McGregor, McGill University professor emeritus and recently retired chair of the Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre, was honoured by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) …
It is National Volunteer Week!
April 11th, 2014 A big thank you goes out to our over 2,200 volunteers, including our auxiliary members, who give over 220,000 hours a year to the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) usually with a smile, sometimes through tears and always from the …
Do not forget TB!
March 24th, 2014 It may be easy for many Canadians to disregard tuberculosis (TB) as an irrelevant disease; after all, it is curable and only found in the developing world…right? Today, Monday March 24th, is World TB Day and readers should be reminded …
The MUHC at the Glen is well on its way…
December 16th, 2013 1) Panorama of the Glen site. September 2013. The Glen site is more than 80 per cent complete. Thirty seven per cent of the exterior aluminum cladding has been installed (10,000 of 28,000 panels) and heating and cooling systems are …
Brain surgery saves six year old from daily seizures
December 17th, 2013 When you’re faced with a difficult challenge, you can either become bitter or better. It’s a thought that often crosses Nathalie Richard’s mind. Luckily for her and her family, she has always chosen the latter. When she was 32 weeks …
Dealing with common health problems during the Holidays
December 18th, 2013 Every year during the holidays, Montreal hospitals face higher-than-normal patient volumes in emergency rooms. The holidays are a time for all sorts of gatherings and get-togethers, and while they are the highlight of the season they …
A thank you letter that warms the heart
July 10th, 2014 Staff at the Lachine Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) received a wonderful surprise in the mail this past October. Frances Irons, who is 92 years old, thanked a number of employees who gave her exceptional care …
A miracle on 2300 Tupper Street
December 30th, 2013 There are some things you cannot explain. Call it a coincidence, an accident, or maybe even luck or fate. But every now and again you come across a “miracle” - a patient, who against all odds, survives and thrives even when everything …
RI-MUHC researchers led three of the Québec Science magazine’s top 10 discoveries of 2013
January 6th, 2014 Three of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2013 selected by Québec Science magazine were achieved by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), the Montreal Neurological Institute and …