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Spring Ahead!
March 6th, 2013 Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. this Sunday, March 10 . Don’t forget to move your clock ahead one hour! Food for thought: springing forward can have an impact on sleep patterns. You can prepare yourself and your loved ones by going …
Health Innovation Forum Round Table: Nursing in an evolving health system
August 26th, 2009 The second annual Health Innovation Forum provider round table hosted by the McGill University Health Centre The round table was organized by the Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation(ISAI) of the McGill University Health …
World's first robot anesthesiologist
May 11th, 2009 The world’s first robot anesthesiologist, “McSleepy”, joined the MUHC surgery team this year. …
Skin care - Sun awareness and melanoma
May 14th, 2009 Melanomas are becoming increasingly common, and perhaps more worryingly patients are becoming increasingly younger. Dr. Wang explains exactly what a melanoma is, how to recognize it and what to do about it. She also provides some important …
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 …
The Neuro enrolls Canada’s first patient in a new clinical trial for the treatment of brain tumours
March 10th, 2016 Releases Dr. Kevin Petrecca, William Feindel Chair in NeuroOncology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of McGill University and the MUHC, enrolled and treated Canada’s first patient in a new clinical trial for patients …
Traditional skin tests used to predict allergies to antibiotics are useless say Montreal researchers
April 7th, 2016 Releases Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, are ineffective according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill …