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Losing and regaining speech without losing her smile
May 30th, 2016 Articles Angela Burlton’s life changed dramatically after she was diagnosed with vocal cord cancer in 2012, but she never let her diagnosis get in the way of leading her life the way she wanted. “It was important not to allow illness to …
Face to Face with...
May 30th, 2016 Articles Dr. Nadia Szkrumelak, Psychiatrist in Chief, Mental Health Mission, MUHC How did you get to your position? I’ve been at the MUHC for over 30 years. It’s been a natural progression from clinical work to more and more administrative …
Cutting-edge labs at the MUHC streamline test result analysis across the network
June 1st, 2016 Releases The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is proud to announce the official inauguration of the central laboratories of the new Glen site. These cutting-edge labs, located on the 4th floor of Block E at the Glen, contain one of …
Stem cell transplants, a potential cure for patients with life-threatening diseases
June 6th, 2016 Articles A stem cell transplant is a procedure that can treat or cure a number of conditions: bone marrow diseases, inherited immune disorders, hemoglobinopathies (defects in red blood cells) and some types of cancer, such as leukemia, …
From the darkness to being okay
June 10th, 2016 Articles As I walked into Julia Bene’s third-floor Montreal apartment, the sun-filled kitchen caught my eye. A glass of water was waiting for me at the table and paintings leaned against the wall on the floor just behind the chair where …
MUHC staff roll up their sleeves to donate blood
June 12th, 2016 Articles Last April 20, Héma-Québec’s Mobile Donation Blood Unit, Globule, parked outside the Montreal General Hospital of the McGIll University Health Centre (MGH-MUHC) to welcome hospital staff ready to give blood. Organizers expected …
Desjardins’ donation leads to development of unique centre to prepare research trainees
June 13th, 2016 Releases The McGill University Health Centre Foundation (MUHC) celebrated the $510,000 donation that Desjardins is making to the advancement of professional training for health researchers in Quebec. In acknowledgement of this exceptional …
Why hesitate? A 10-second exam can save your life!
June 14th, 2016 Dr. Peter Chan wishes all men overcame their reluctance to undergo a prostate examination. Dr. Peter Chan, an urologist at the McGill University health Centre (MUHC), does not sugar coat his message that men must take better charge of …
An ambitious program developed at the MUHC delivers impressive results
June 15th, 2016 Articles Material incident-accident management system praised by Health Canada Every day healthcare workers use hundreds of different medical products and devices, from simple examination gloves, bandages and syringes to infusion pumps, …
New Laval clinic aims to expand reach of MUHC DOvEE project
June 16th, 2016 Releases The DOvEE project (Diagnosing Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer Early) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has opened a satellite clinic at Place des aînés de Laval. The new clinic, the first outside the Montreal area, will …