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Movember: Don’t Stay Silent on Mental Health
November 21st, 2018 Articles Movember shines a spotlight on men’s health this November, including often overlooked mental anguish and its consequences Concealing health problems is never a smart idea. Yet men can feel the urge to conceal their health …
Can a smart app encourage HIV-self testing in Canada?
November 30th, 2018 Releases Research HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. Home-based testing kits have yet to be …
World AIDS Day: Know Your Status
December 1st, 2018 Forty-one-year-old Marie* fled violence in her country for sanctuary in Canada, where her petition for asylum is being processed. Settled into her studio apartment in Montreal’s Ville St-Laurent neighborhood, her $500 rent monopolizes …
The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer
May 1st, 2019 Releases Research Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these tumours form or how they develop. Researchers from SickKids, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research …
Widespread off-label use of epilepsy medications could put some patients at risk
May 10th, 2019 Releases MONTREAL — The off-label pervasive use of a type of anticonvulsant originally marketed to treat epilepsy – called gabapentinoids – could place some patients at risk, according to a new study led by a team at the McGill University …
Celebrating MUHC's nurses unswerving dedication to patient care
May 10th, 2019 The 2019 Nursing Awards of Excellence took place last week as part of National Nursing Week. This awards ceremony is the occasion to celebrate the extraordinary talent, innovative spirit and unwavering dedication to patient care of MUHC …
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough with type 1 diabetes
May 14th, 2019 Releases Montreal — Elwyn was a healthy 13 month-old toddler when she started drinking water from the bathtub. Over time, she became increasingly thirsty and demanded more and more breast milk. For her parents, this seemed like typical …
STEAM Partnership with the EMSB: Students return to Research Institute to showcase projects to scientists!
May 17th, 2019 Six weeks after linking up with research trainees and project coordinators as part of a partnership between the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) and the Research Institute of McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), 30 proud high …
In memory of Dr. Douglas Kinnear
May 17th, 2019 News Articles The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) remembers Dr. Douglas Gordon Kinnear, a founding father and Canadian gastroenterology pioneer who was dedicated to his beloved Montreal General Hospital (MGH), who died peacefully on …
RI-MUHC research team on promising path towards developing flu treatment using lipid target
May 22nd, 2019 Releases Research Dr. Erwan Pernet and Dr. Maziar Divangahi, scientists at the RI-MUHC, have identified a lipid target to “tone down” the hyper-active immunity to influenza infection. Montreal— For most people, the influenza A virus (IAV), …