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A prescription with legs!
February 23rd, 2017 Releases Montreal – A study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) shows that physician-delivered step count prescriptions, combined with the use of a pedometer, can lead to a 20 per cent …
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month!
March 2nd, 2017 Releases In Quebec, colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and the 3rdamong women. During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, it is crucial to highlight the importance of early screening, …
Montreal General Hospital receives $8.5M for research-facility upgrades and energy-saving renovations
March 2nd, 2017 Releases Montreal – The Government of Canada announced today in Montreal that McGill University, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Jewish General Hospital will receive $70.7 million through the Post-Secondary Institutions …
Voices of Consensus and the Road Ahead
March 7th, 2017 Releases Last May, the MUHC Board of Directors Strategic Initiatives Committee was mandated to define the contribution of our Academic Health Centre (AHC) to the Quebec health network, taking into account the reforms brought by Bill 10, …
Women and Leadership
March 8th, 2017 Articles Today, the MUHC is celebrating women! Within our hospitals, we have over 10,000 women who are succeeding, thriving and always committed to giving their best for the wellbeing of our patients. Chantale Bourdeau, Interim Associate …
From Montreal to Maputo
March 17th, 2017 Articles Over the past 30 years, advancements in medical imaging have allowed for earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes. As a pediatric radiologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre …
MUHC expert Dr. Mark Ware appointed vice-chair of federal task force on legalization of cannabis
June 30th, 2016 Releases Dr. Mark Ware World-renowned pain specialist and medical cannabis researcher Dr. Mark Ware, director of clinical research at the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), has been nominated …
Why are you closing beds at a brand new hospital? Does this mean I won't be able to get treated?
July 4th, 2016 Question: Why are you closing beds at a brand new hospital? Does this mean I won’t be able to get treated? Answer: Having to close beds – in other words, having to lower the number of patients the MUHC can admit and treat - is never an easy …
The MUHC clarifies its policy on end of life care
July 4th, 2016 Releases Last April, a MUHC patient requested medical assistance to dying and was transferred from the MUHC palliative care unit at the Glen to receive treatment. Both family and patient consented to the move for the procedure and were …
I heard the MUHC closed their geriatrics department. How does this make sense when the number of elderly patients is on the rise?
July 4th, 2016 Question: I heard the MUHC closed their geriatrics department. How does this make sense when the number of elderly patients is on the rise? Answer: Yes, the MUHC has recently had to close its 15 bed in-patient geriatric unit at the Montreal …