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Preventing osteoporosis
October 25th, 2011 Get your calcium : Calcium is a crucial building block of our body, used by all of our cells, including those in our heart, nerves and muscles. Ensure an adequate supply by consuming dairy products, dark green leafy vegetables, calcium …
YARD clinic helps young patients transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology care
October 25th, 2011 “When you are between 18 and 25, there’s a lot going on in your life – school, first apartment, love, friends, etc. – so following strict medical treatments might not always be your first priority,” says Dr. Elizabeth Hazel, MUHC …
Architectural Expression: Future look of the Glen Site
November 11th, 2011 After a year of intensive work finalizing architectural details for the Glen site, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has received Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough approval for the buildings' exterior architectural …
Transition to The New MUHC: We're well on our way!
February 1st, 2013 The New MUHC is more than just the construction of the Glen site, the modernization of the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) and the Lachine Hospital, and upgrades to our equipment. It is also a redefining of our clinical services and an …
CHIP program gets people moving to better health
February 4th, 2013 CHIP kinesiologist Marie-Pierre Tournier (centre) checks in with Francine and Ed Lambert, who went through CHIP and are continuing to exercise on their own. The start of a new year always comes with not-so-new resolutions to shed pounds …
OCPM Public Hearings coming-up on February 12th
February 8th, 2013 This winter, the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM) is looking to get the public's opinion on the future of the neighbourhood surrounding the Glen site. After two months of discussion by the working committee, the OCPM …
Advertising, our brain and the dangerous appetite
February 12th, 2013 It has been confirmed: our culture of convenience food, and the clever advertising that accompanies this, is taking the old adage that you are what you eat to a whole new level. Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and …
Stop, reflect and laugh
February 12th, 2013 Most of us are being pulled in a million different directions and it’s easy to get stressed out or burnt out in the process. Recent data show 50 to 70 per cent of Canada’s disability and health care costs are now dedicated to …
Meet Operating Room Nurse: Sara Angers
February 12th, 2013 From the age of four, when she was admitted to the hospital with meningitis for two weeks, Sara Angers wanted to be a nurse. Her lifelong dream came true when she was accepted into nursing at Dawson and then while interning on Surgical …
The Ideal Patient Room
February 21st, 2013 News The New McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has committed to building a top-ranking, patient-centric university healthcare centre. Every aspect of this major challenge comes together in designing patient rooms for adults and …