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Play's the thing!
May 25th, 2010 As part of the Montreal Children's Hospital's Child Life program, patients enjoy spending time with their furry-footed therapist, Porto. Therapeutic Recreation focuses on a wide range of techniques to improve the physical, cognitive, …
The MUHC reaches out for children's health
May 25th, 2010 The professionals in the division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine at The Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) are no strangers to reaching out. Using email and electronic stethoscopes, and venturing …
Post-Polio clinic only one in Quebec
May 25th, 2010 At the Post-Polio Clinic at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, a multi-disciplinary team helps patients manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Some of the team members, from left to right: Dr. Daria Trojan, physiatrist; …
Keep summer sun fun
May 25th, 2014 Skin cancer does not occur overnight. It takes years of exposure to the sun or other sources of ultraviolet rays and a little genetic influence. People who burn easily - often those with fair skin - and those genetically predisposed to …
Dr. Karen Kost speaks out about vocal abuse
May 25th, 2010 The latest addition to the otolaryngology department is a new CO2 laser coupled with a microscope that directs a powerful beam of light that acts as a hot knife to make precise surgical cuts and can be used to treat tumors and polyps in the …
Welcome Remarks: Dr. Zhenya Shen and Mr. Donald J. Shropshire
January 20th, 2009 Dr. Zhenya Shen Associate President and Director, Cardiac Surgery Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China Mr. Donald J. Shropshire National Director, Disaster Management, …
Dr. E. W. Archibald honoured by Government of Canada
February 8th, 2008 On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird, Mr. Daniel Petit, Member of Parliament for Charlesbourg– Haute-Saint-Charles, unveiled on February 8, 2008, a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorating the …
Back on track: stem cell patient reunion
June 10th, 2007 The MUHC is a recognised center of excellence in stem-cell research and treatment. These interviews with transplant patients, family and health care professionals were filmed at a reunion party. The reunion party was held in June 2007 to …
Smoking cessation and lung cancer treatment at the MUHC
March 24th, 2009 Make no mistake, many people find quitting smoking challenging. The Smoking Cessation Clinic at the MUHC is a unique program that helps patients kick the habit. Under the Directorship of Dr. Gaston Ostiguy, the clinic develops programs of …
The Global Doctor: Scientific Medicine and Social Movements - Lecture by Dr. Richard Horton
March 26th, 2009 Dr. Richard Horton, the Chief Editor of the Lancet medical journal, delivered the thirty-second annual Osler Lecture at McGill University on October 29, 2008 The sometimes controversial Dr. Horton spoke passionately on "The Global Doctor: …