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Traditional skin tests used to predict allergies to antibiotics are useless say Montreal researchers
April 7th, 2016 Releases Skin tests traditionally used to predict allergies to amoxicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in children, are ineffective according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill …
Alive against all odds
April 11th, 2016 Articles When Amélie Bourassa talks about her stay at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (RVH-MUHC) and the birth of her daughter Florence in the spring of 2014, she goes through moments of bewilderment. …
P.K. Subban announced that a significant portion of his $10 million commitment to the MCH Foundation would go toward helping families of patients who, as a result of their child being sick, are facing financial hardships. How can people get help?
April 13th, 2016 Question: P.K. Subban announced that a significant portion of his $10 million commitment to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation would go toward helping families of patients who, as a result of their child being sick, are facing …
Volunteer week - 10 to 16 April, 2016
April 13th, 2016 Articles Did you know that we have close to 2,300 volunteers who devote their time and energy to helping out in our hospitals, doing things like greeting patients, holding babies and holding hands, just being there in times of need, …
Research project led by RI-MUHC scientist gets $1.65 M from NSERC for training project
April 14th, 2016 Releases From left to right: Dr. Kevin Lachapelle (MUHC cardiac surgeon), Greg Fergus (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development), Dr. Jake Barralet (CREATE-lead scientist), Zhi Lin Yang and …
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. …