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A long-awaited gift arrives just in time for the holidays at Lachine Hospital
December 15th, 2015 "This is a major event," said staff members of the Lachine Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (LH-MUHC) as they watched the arrival of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner specifically adapted for people suffering …
New SpA Clinic will help prevent disability due to inflammatory arthritis
December 21st, 2015 Articles A new clinic at the Montreal General Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MGH-MUHC) is making it easier for patients with two types of spondyloarthritis — psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis – to be …
Fabulous despite the odds
January 13th, 2016 Articles It was a typical October day. Through the chill of a cold breeze, Miranda Edwards arrived at her yearly check-up thinking that she’d be out of there in a matter of minutes. With her big blue eyes, her bouncy curls and pink …
Holiday celebrations at the MUHC
December 21st, 2015 The holidays came early at the MUHC! After a busy but successful year of transformation and new beginnings, our staff the Glen site and Montreal General Hospital gathered for a well-deserved celebration among friends. …
Québec Science honours RI-MUHC discovery
January 4th, 2016 One of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2015 selected by Québec Science magazine was achieved by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Christine McCusker, researcher from …
An amazing experience in Haiti
January 11th, 2016 Articles In 2014, Dr. Robert Battat, an Internal Medicine resident at McGill University, participated in an innovative medical elective that he feels deeply influenced his budding medical career. The elective involves bringing a medical …
Touching moments soften the impact of metastatic stomach cancer
November 11th, 2015 Articles For the past 13 years, Michèle Desbiens has been battling a very rare type of stomach cancer known as a gastrointestinal stromal tumour or GIST. In 2002, she had surgery to remove the tumour at the Montreal General Hospital of …
Influenza Vaccination: Myths and Facts
November 11th, 2015 Influenza Myth #1: Influenza is not a serious illness. [collapsed title="FACT:"] Each year in Canada, thousands of people die from influenza, or from complications of influenza like pneumonia. Influenza is a highly contagious …
Journeys Through Healthcare
November 11th, 2015 For some, art is an expressive outlet for experiences related to health and illness. People may find hope, strength, and closer relationships over the course of their illness, while others will face despair, isolation, and a sense of …
Motion to recover damages
November 12th, 2015 Releases On Thursday November 12th, the MUHC served a motion to recover damages resulting from the alleged charges of fraud and corruption in the award of the Glen site construction contract. No further comments will be made insofar as …