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World COPD Day: It's not too late to get help
November 18th, 2015 Releases Today marks the fourteenth annual World COPD Day, which aims to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) worldwide. This year’s theme, “It’s not too late,” emphasizes the meaningful actions people can …
BREAST(S): A different kind of cancer story
November 19th, 2015 Eight women—aged 26 to 60—show their resilience in the face of breast cancer during a light-hearted photo shoot…Women who could be your sister, your mother, your girlfriend, your partner or yourself. BREAST(S) emerged from the …
Breast(s): A different kind of cancer story...
November 19th, 2015 Releases MONTREAL – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is proud to be the first hospital to welcome the exhibit Breast (s): A different kind of cancer story . Breast(s) is a series of photographs and accompanying cartoon …
Quarter Century Plus Club 2015 celebration hosts close to 500 MUHCers!
November 20th, 2015 It was a packed house during the Quarter Century Plus Club celebrations held Wednesday in the Research Institute Atrium at the Glen. The McGill School of Music Sphere Trio played as nine senior managers greeted the close to 500 …
November is Osteoporosis Awareness Month
November 23rd, 2015 Women and men over 50 years old who already take calcium and vitamin D supplements to prevent osteoporosis may have to consider adjusting their protein intake as well. According to recent research by the Canadian Multicentre …
I received a reminder slip in English confirming my appointment. How can I go about ensuring my file and further communications are in French?
November 25th, 2015 Question: I received an electronic appointment slip in English by email confirming my appointment at the Bone metabolism Clinic. How can I go about ensuring my file and further communications are in French? Answer: Every patient has …
Improving health, one step at a time
November 25th, 2015 Releases Montreal – It may be surprising, but Canadians who live in densely-populated areas where stores, banks, schools and other services are close by do not walk as much as they should. These are the findings of new research, …
November is National Diabetes Month
November 26th, 2015 It is well known that walking may help prevent type 2 diabetes and is an excellent physical activity for patients diagnosed with the disease. A recent study published by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health …
Montreal's gift to the world
November 30th, 2015 A major preoccupation for cancer researchers in the early 1960’s was the search for a specific biomarker, material or molecule, that would distinguish tumour cells from regular cells – in essence, a way to identify cancer through a …
United against AIDS
December 1st, 2015 It is a time to celebrate research advances in prevention and treatment, improved accessibility to therapies, and increased awareness and understanding of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. It is also a time, …