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MUHC Prevention and Health Promotion team: meeting the demands of COVID-19
June 4th, 2020 Articles News Thanks in large part to the fastidious work of the Prevention and Health Promotion (PHP) department, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has recorded a remarkably low level of nosocomial infections of COVID-19 . How? …
Collaborative recycling
June 5th, 2020 Articles News Members of the Armenian community sewing masks out of the wrappers' fabric How unprecedented collaboration is at work to support our healthcare professionals - while recycling! “This is what it’s all about,” says Steeve …
Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don’t?
June 9th, 2020 Releases News Research A new study highlights a strong risk factor for COPD related to lung development Montreal, — Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that …
CHAMPIONS in triage
June 11th, 2020 Articles News Here at the MUHC, triage is about more than just screening for COVID-19. Our dedicated triage workers know they are among the first people you encounter upon your hospital visit, and they’re determined to help ease you …
COVID-19 pandemic: the need for privacy and digital contact tracing
June 11th, 2020 News Research As digital contact tracing applications become available, some people see them as a powerful solution to many challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, privacy considerations must be evaluated when dealing …
New nurses choose the MUHC
June 12th, 2020 News A new cohort of 30 recent graduates choose the MUHC to start their nursing careers From May 19 to May 22, 30 new nurses gathered in the amphitheatre of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) for a …
Innovation Moves Online for the 2020 McGill Clinical Innovation Competition
June 16th, 2020 Accolades RI-MUHC research team, Emily McDonald and Todd C. Lee, ties for Marika Zelenka Roy Innovation Prize Source: MedE-News and Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning. The third edition of the McGill Clinical …
Aislin and Chapleau thank MUHC healthcare workers
June 16th, 2020 News Articles For more than 50 years, Serge Chapleau, of La Presse, and Terry Mosher, a.k.a Aislin, of the Montreal Gazette, have been poking fun at the ‘two solitudes’, while also helping Montrealers make sense of difficult times with …
Rifampin for Latent TB: Shorter and safer than the standard treatment, but also cheaper
June 17th, 2020 Research News A new study shows that rifampin regimen is cheaper than isoniazid for latent tuberculosis In a cost-comparison study published on June 16, 2020 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a team of researchers led by Dr. Dick …
A unique father-daughter team
June 18th, 2020 News For Father’s Day, we’re tipping our hats to an incredible father-daughter team. Dr. Geneviève Genest, allergist and immunologist, and her dad Dr. Jacques Genest, cardiologist, recently worked together for the first time ever in their …