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Influenza versus the common cold—what’s the difference?
October 29th, 2015 Viruses are spread from person to person through airborne droplets that are sneezed out or coughed up by an infected person. In some cases, the viruses can be spread when a person touches an infected surface (e.g., doorknobs, …
Tips on recovery from flu and cold
October 29th, 2015 Knowing how viruses spread, it is understandable that the best way to prevent catching the flu or a cold is good hygiene: Wash your hands frequently Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth Use a tissue if you are sneezing or coughing, …
Close-up on our Glen site
October 30th, 2012 Want to know more about the Glen site? This fall, Close-up on our Glen site gives you a look at our new state-of-the-art facility where exceptional healthcare environments, workplaces and research spaces have been …
Meet Patricia Kearns—the expert patient
November 1st, 2012 Patricia Kearns is well qualified to tell the patient’s story. She has Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and related conditions. If there is such a thing as an “expert patient,” Kearns might be the one. “I have been a patient for many …
An ally in her fight against Cancer
November 1st, 2012 They swap stories, tease each other, and laugh together. It was the most deadly of cancers in Canada – lung cancer – that brought them together, and that is no laughing matter. Marcelle is the patient and Viviane is her Nurse Navigator …
Promising signs for disorder affecting children of Quebec and beyond
November 2nd, 2012 There are few disorders that contain the geographical region where they were first discovered in their title, and Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix- Saguenay (ARSACS) is one of them. The disorder, which has since been …
Close-up on our Glen site
January 9th, 2013 Want to know more about the Glen site? This fall, Close-up on our Glen site gives you an insider’s look at our new state-of-the-art facility where exceptional healthcare environments, workplaces and research spaces have been created. 1.A …
It's Diabetes month
November 14th, 2012 Research and innovative therapies at the MUHC Two million Canadians have diabetes, which either occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes: most common in children) or when the body cannot effectively use …
DEBATE: Challenges to AIDS prevention
November 15th, 2012 As part of World AIDS Day, held on Saturday, December 1 st , the McGill University Health Centre, in collaboration with the Consulat général de France à Québec, organized a debate discussing new challenges facing the prevention of …
2012 Director General's Awards
November 19th, 2012 On Saturday, November 17, the McGill University Health Centre honoured the exceptional contributions of ten individuals and one team representing each job category at its 2012 Director General’s Awards Gala. Simultaneously, we …