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The founding of Palliative Care Services Worldwide
June 30th, 2010 From within the walls of the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH), and under the leadership of McGill Physician Dr. Balfour Mount, came the first Palliative Care Service in the world. In the early 1970s, palliative care was virtually …
Social Workers play vital role in helping patients get back on their feet
July 30th, 2011 Hospitals can create stress and anxiety for just about anyone. From tests and procedures to waiting for results and wondering what comes next, many patients rely on social workers to help guide them through the process. More than 100 …
Montreal Neurological Pain Program tops in Canada
June 30th, 2010 From Montreal to Sept-îles, Gaspésie and Abitibi, the Pain Program of the Chronic Pain Clinic at the Montreal Neurological Hospital/Institute (MNH /I) helps patients from Quebec and beyond, who suffer from chronic pain—a condition that …
Tips on how to prevent heat stress
July 11th, 2016 While the long hot days of summer are wonderful, they can also bring on heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke, exhaustion and dehydration. During the summer months heat can get extreme in certain workplaces, particularly where there …
Government of Quebec funding for assisted reproduction begins
August 5th, 2010 MONTRÉAL, August 5, 2010 – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) welcomes the start of the Quebec government’s funding of fertility treatment today – a move that will bring new hope to many Quebec couples struggling with infertility. …
Media Contacts and Guidelines
August 9th, 2010 At the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), we recognize our responsibility to the media to provide information of public interest. However, we must balance the media’s interest with our responsibility to protect patients’ rights to …
MUHC Clinical Research Cord Blood Bank partners with the Public Cord Blood Bank of Héma-Québec.
June 22nd, 2009 The MUHC Clinical Research Cord Blood Bank will partner with the Public Cord Blood Bank of Héma-Québec. This alliance will allow it to collect and use all samples provided by donor mothers. Currently, Héma-Québec only keeps donations above …
Best Care for Life Campaign
November 24th, 2009 …
The New MUHC: world-class facilities for remarkable discoveries
November 27th, 2009 The Researchers of the McGill University Health Centre: On the front lines of the fight against infectious disease Marc from Sherbrooke is ready to receive his vaccination against H1N1 flu. Karima, a Montrealer, has gotten her shots in …
Health professionals at the McGill University Health Centre lab are deluged with testing H1N1 samples
November 28th, 2009 More than 1,800 patients have found themselves in Quebec hospitals suffering from H1N1 since the start of the pandemic, including 240 admitted to intensive care units, with 100 of those on respirators. As many as 300 samples a day have …