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Meet Dr. Togas Tulandi
January 31st, 2012 Dr. Togas Tulandi, a researcher with The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), a clinician at the MUHC Reproductive Centre and a pioneer in advanced endoscopic operations, has been newly appointed as the …
MUHC experts offer their annual tips for a happy and healthy winter
March 1st, 2016 This year’s edition of the beloved Montreal winter has already blessed us with a series of big snowfalls, bouts of freezing rain and the always enjoyable bone-chilling cold snaps. Experts from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) …
Inaugural Dancing with the Docs brings down the house at Métropolis
February 7th, 2012 Ten MUHC doctors amazed, thrilled and thoroughly entertained the 800-plus capacity crowd at the fundraiser held on February 4th at Métropolis. The event raised $203,000 for the hospital’s Best Care for Life Campaign. Dr. Krishnamoorthy, …
Promising signs for disorder affecting children of Quebec and beyond
November 2nd, 2012 There are few disorders that contain the geographical region where they were first discovered in their title, and Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix- Saguenay (ARSACS) is one of them. The disorder, which has since been …
Close-up on our Glen site
January 9th, 2013 Want to know more about the Glen site? This fall, Close-up on our Glen site gives you an insider’s look at our new state-of-the-art facility where exceptional healthcare environments, workplaces and research spaces have been created. 1.A …
It's Diabetes month
November 14th, 2012 Research and innovative therapies at the MUHC Two million Canadians have diabetes, which either occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes: most common in children) or when the body cannot effectively use …
DEBATE: Challenges to AIDS prevention
November 15th, 2012 As part of World AIDS Day, held on Saturday, December 1 st , the McGill University Health Centre, in collaboration with the Consulat général de France à Québec, organized a debate discussing new challenges facing the prevention of …
First concrete laid for the Lachine MRI
November 22nd, 2012 Good news for the Lachine Hospital! Things are moving quickly for Phase 1 of the project to install a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that is adapted for obese or claustrophobic clients. After two weeks of preparation and …
Inauguration of the Saint-Joseph Hospital
November 29th, 2012 The Lachine Hospital, formerly known as the Saint-Joseph Hospital, was created through the efforts of the former parish priest of Lachine, Joseph-Télesphore Savaria, who wished to build a hospital for his parishioners. The Sisters of …
The Pharmacy service of the Lachine Hospital
November 29th, 2012 The Pharmacy service of the Lachine Hospital was looked after by nuns for many years. It was only in 1974 that responsibility for dispensing medications was transferred to pharmacists. Today, the role of the pharmacists has evolved …