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Curing life-threatening allergies
September 8th, 2016 Back to school time can be stressful, but particularly so for families of children with life-threatening allergies. “Milk was definitely not on the menu – even one sip could have been fatal,” said the mother of 15-year-old Elizabeth, a …
A project led by an MNI researcher has been awarded $6.1 million to study progressive multiple sclerosis
September 20th, 2016 Releases The International Progressive MS Alliance has awarded three $6.1 million Collaborative Network Award grants for a total investment of $18.4 million toward accelerating the pace of progressive MS research. More than 2.3 …
Partner Clinics Project: a winning alliance
September 21st, 2016 A new initiative linking the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and five family medicine groups in Montreal is facilitating care for those living with chronic conditions. The Partner Clinics Project Team The Partner Clinics …
Q & A with our experts - Dr. Stéphane Rinfret, cardiologist
September 27th, 2016 Articles In spite of its name, a cath lab isn’t a laboratory at all, but a department in a hospital where life-saving cardiac procedures are carried out 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dr. Stéphane Rinfret, chief of the …
Living the good life at 78
September 27th, 2016 Articles Guy Dorion, 78, has always loved to play sports. Every summer, he would spend hours playing tennis and golf, and in winter he enjoyed downhill and cross-country skiing. But last December the Trois-Rivières resident was forced …
$60,000 – Borden, Ladner, Gervais (BLG)
November 30th, 2015 Releases National law firm, Borden, Ladner, Gervais (BLG), has committed to donating $500,000 over a span of 10 years to The Best Care for Life Campaign through the MUHC Foundation. On November 5, Yves Dubois and John Murphy, both …
MUHC takes key role in Pan-Canadian Crohn's and Colitis patient care and research Network
May 12th, 2016 Releases Canadians living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will have access to better care thanks to the first Pan-Canadian network of leading Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patient care and research centres. The network, …
Brain cells that aid appetite control identified
May 13th, 2016 Releases By Katherine Gombay It’s rare for scientists to get what they describe as “clean” results without spending a lot of time repeating the same experiment over and over again. But when researchers from the Research Institute of the …
Shedding light on the genetic causes of cerebral palsy
May 16th, 2016 Articles Bennett was just a few months old when Emily Diamond and her husband started to notice abnormal signs in their son’s behaviour. “I had some doubts deep down, but I tried to find excuses to explain his developmental delays,” …
Kangaroo Care provides multiple benefits for babies and parents
May 18th, 2016 Articles Getting an ultrasound for pregnancy can be nerve racking, but on this day Naminata Sylla was looking forward to hers as she needed a little light in her life after being delivered some very sad family news. But what was intended to …