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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 …
This year will be different
January 6th, 2014 New Year’s resolutions… most of us make them, sometimes we try to follow through with them, but few amongst us really care about them after February. Nonetheless, New Year’s resolutions are an important opportunity to make beneficial …
William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil, 1918 - 2014
January 15th, 2014 William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil., 1918 – 2014 The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre regret to announce the death of William Feindel , O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, …
Flu-fighting enzyme identified by scientists
January 16th, 2014 Researchers have found a new enzyme, known as cIAP2, which helps the lungs fight against infection by giving them the ability to decrease flu-inflicted tissue injury. Dr. Maya Saleh of the Department of Medicine of the McGill University …
The MUHC makes an IMPACT on smoking cessation
January 20th, 2014 The MUHC Makes an IMPACT on Smoking Cessation MUHC has launched IMPACT , a new smoking cessation program coordinated in partnership with the MSSS de la Montagne and the iQuitnow counselling service. In its initial pilot phase, IMPACT …
Share your love of reading on Family Literacy Day
January 20th, 2014 On January 27, take time to read with your child Family Literacy Day, held every year on January 27, helps raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Setting aside a …
True or false? Antibiotics will cure the flu.
January 20th, 2014 False. Antibiotics have no effect against a viral illness like the flu. Rest and fluids are recommended. Antibiotics are medications that fight infections caused by bacteria, the flu is cause by a virus. “Most cases of flu can be …
Keeping stomach flu at a healthy distance
January 20th, 2014 If there’s one visitor nobody wants around, it’s gastroenteritis a.k.a. ‘the stomach flu’. During these colder months, from October to April, we’re at higher risk of getting the dreaded stomach flu, especially with children in the …
Barbara Kane - Lung Cancer survivor
January 21st, 2014 Barbara Kane is a testament to the difficulty so many people face in their battle to quit smoking. The 63-year-old grandmother and cancer survivor is well aware that her bout of lung cancer in 2010 was brought on by more than 47 years …