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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 …
A Wall of Hope
September 6th, 2016 Releases As you enter the main floor of the Cedars Cancer Centre these days, you will notice a curious display of art. This artistic piece is called the Wall of Hope—a place to give small donations and words of support and …
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 …