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Detecting ovarian cancer early: a patient speaks about her experience
March 9th, 2012 The DOvE project was initiated in May 2008 with the aim of assessing symptomatic women for ovarian cancer at the earliest possible stage, when the chances of recovery are highest. During the pilot phase of the study, 1,455 women aged 50 …
Quebec's Fertility Program celebrates second birthday
June 23rd, 2012 Every week, hundreds of couples visit the McGill Reproductive Center hoping to fulfill their dearest wish: to finally become parents. It’s often a last-ditch effort to conceive after a long struggle to do so naturally, but even here …
Dr. Peter Chan: An advocate for men's health
June 23rd, 2012 Urologist Dr. Peter Chan is on a mission to get men to take charge of their health By Tamarah Feder As a kid, Peter Chan dreamed of serving his community as a social worker. Years later, as an MUHC urologist Dr. Chan is fulfilling that …
Why do we need a new Children's?
July 11th, 2012 …
Media visit on site!
July 12th, 2012 To mark the second anniversary of the start of construction at the Glen site, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and its partner, the Groupe immobilier santé McGill (GISM), were pleased to invite members of the media to an …
Demystifying sunscreen: it's in the label
May 29th, 2014 Some brands call themselves ‘sun tan lotion’, others say they are ‘sweatproof’, ‘waterproof’, or that they can be sprayed on while your child is wet…but can we really trust all these statements? What kind of sunscreen works best to protect …
Progress at the Glen site!
July 20th, 2012 It has been two years since construction at the Glen site began and where once there was a forest of pylons, there is now a structure that will become a modern hospital that will be populated and run by MUHC staff, patients, families and …
Encouraging breastfeeding a societal effort, study says
July 27th, 2012 By Julie Robert “Breastfeeding support is not only a health professional issue, it is a societal effort”, argues Sonia Semenic, Nurse Scientist at the McGill University Health Centre and co-principal investigator of a research project …
The New MUHC Cancer Centre: Building a closer community
July 27th, 2012 By Cinzia Colella The shock of a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming to patients and their loved ones. Feelings of fear and uncertainty can be intensified by the sudden responsibility of having to make and keep track of numerous medical …
Advertising obesity: Our brain and the dangerous appetite
July 27th, 2012 By Anita Kar One of the most serious and growing threats to public health worldwide is obesity in both children and adults. Obesity fuels diabetes, cardiovascular and other chronic diseases – all of which can cause serious harm to …