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RI-MUHC researchers led three of the Québec Science magazine’s top 10 discoveries of 2013
January 6th, 2014 Three of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2013 selected by Québec Science magazine were achieved by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), the Montreal Neurological Institute and …
This year will be different
January 6th, 2014 New Year’s resolutions… most of us make them, sometimes we try to follow through with them, but few amongst us really care about them after February. Nonetheless, New Year’s resolutions are an important opportunity to make beneficial …
William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil, 1918 - 2014
January 15th, 2014 William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil., 1918 – 2014 The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre regret to announce the death of William Feindel , O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, …
Flu-fighting enzyme identified by scientists
January 16th, 2014 Researchers have found a new enzyme, known as cIAP2, which helps the lungs fight against infection by giving them the ability to decrease flu-inflicted tissue injury. Dr. Maya Saleh of the Department of Medicine of the McGill University …
Share your love of reading on Family Literacy Day
January 20th, 2014 On January 27, take time to read with your child Family Literacy Day, held every year on January 27, helps raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Setting aside a …
True or false? Antibiotics will cure the flu.
January 20th, 2014 False. Antibiotics have no effect against a viral illness like the flu. Rest and fluids are recommended. Antibiotics are medications that fight infections caused by bacteria, the flu is cause by a virus. “Most cases of flu can be …
Keeping stomach flu at a healthy distance
January 20th, 2014 If there’s one visitor nobody wants around, it’s gastroenteritis a.k.a. ‘the stomach flu’. During these colder months, from October to April, we’re at higher risk of getting the dreaded stomach flu, especially with children in the …
Mystery patients to assess and improve quality of TB care in India
November 22nd, 2013 RI-MUHC investigator and member of the McGill International TB Centre, Dr. Madhukar Pai, has received two grants for a project that will, for the first time, use standardized patients (mystery clients) to assess the quality of …
It's Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month
November 24th, 2015 Pain, chronic suffering and isolation: the consequences of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are many. For the 233,000 Canadians who live with IBD, this condition is a daily struggle that has a considerable impact on their quality of …
World AIDS Day, December 1
November 29th, 2013 An estimated 34 million people in the world live with HIV. More than 25 million people died from the virus between 1981 and 2007, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history. World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each …