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Caregiving should not be a lonely journey
July 27th, 2016 Taking care of oneself can be challenging at the best of times, but it is especially difficult for caregivers of patients with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. On September 7, 2016, Friends of the MUHC will hold a lecture about …
Critical years ahead in fight against hepatitis C virus
July 28th, 2016 Articles Research In the last five years, new drugs have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV), a virus that causes serious liver disease. These medicines, which are safer and more effective than older therapies, have raised …
Running for Women’s Mental Health
June 12th, 2016 Releases Did you know that there is a direct and positive link between running and mental health? In fact, any aerobic exercise such as running benefits anyone suffering from a mental illness (and enhances mental health as well) in several …
Donors: Supporting Mental Health
December 1st, 2015 ‘We remember dear Jacquie with tender love and profound affection. Her family, friends and loved ones miss her dearly every day, especially her spirited sense of humour, her admirable determination in the face of adversity, and her …
Montreal General Hospital upgrades short-term psychiatric care
May 14th, 2015 Releases In the past, if a patient came to the Montreal General with a psychiatric issue, they'd be sent to the main ER, where they'd wait shoulder-to-shoulder with up to four other patients while waiting for a consultation or to be …
Sharing our vision of healthcare with colleagues from Argentina
August 15th, 2016 As a renowned academic health care centre with a reputation for medical leadership, we receive numerous requests from organizations across the world to visit our facilities. In early August, the McGill University Health Centre welcomed …
The universal language of caring
August 19th, 2016 For World Humanitarian Day, we interviewed Julie Sparkes, a nurse from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) who recently traveled to China with a medical team to offer what she does best: care for patients recovering from surgery. …
Inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics in fight against tuberculosis in India
August 25th, 2016 Releases As a result of the overuse or misuse of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistant superbugs represent an extraordinary threat to global health. This threat is particularly great in India, the world’s largest consumer of antibiotics …
Pets and Children are a Potential Source of C. difficile in the Community
August 31st, 2016 Releases Household transmission of Clostridium difficile to pets and children may be a source of community-associated C. difficile infections according to findings from a new study published today in Infection Control & Hospital …
Continuing the fight against brain cancer
August 31st, 2016 Releases With the farewell concert of legendary Canadian band The Tragically Hip now past, The Neuro is asking the public to not forget the toll brain cancers take on Canadians, and the need to find new therapies. Fundraiser to support …