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Normand Rinfret Appointed President-Director General of MUHC
March 6th, 2015 As Board Chairman, it is my great pleasure to announce that Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services confirmed today the appointment of Normand Rinfret as President and Director General of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). …
$ 41 million to unlock the mysteries of aging
March 9th, 2015 Releases It’s hard to predict what the next 20 years have in store for us. Yet, 50 000 Canadians will spend the next two decades of their lives contributing to the advancement of our knowledge of the mechanisms of aging. These men and …
Reducing cancer-related fatigue one step at a time
March 12th, 2015 Releases “Not too little and not too much” physical activity shows promise in reducing cancer-related fatigue, according to a team of researchers at McGill University. Fatigue is one of the most pervasive symptoms associated with …
The MCH's Child Life department wins Fellowship Funding for new project!
April 4th, 2014 Our Child Life department is in the process of developing a new program for children undergoing radiation treatment. The pilot project was made possible thanks to funding by the Kids Health Link Foundation and the Canadian Child Life …
Dr. Maurice McGregor recognized for contributions to Health Technology Assessment
April 11th, 2014 Dr. McGregor, McGill University professor emeritus and recently retired chair of the Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre, was honoured by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) …
It is National Volunteer Week!
April 11th, 2014 A big thank you goes out to our over 2,200 volunteers, including our auxiliary members, who give over 220,000 hours a year to the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) usually with a smile, sometimes through tears and always from the …
Do not forget TB!
March 24th, 2014 It may be easy for many Canadians to disregard tuberculosis (TB) as an irrelevant disease; after all, it is curable and only found in the developing world…right? Today, Monday March 24th, is World TB Day and readers should be reminded …
Montreal General ICU initiative honours patient's memory while supporting families
April 14th, 2014 Lauren Alexander There’s no doubt that patients who end up in the MUHC’s Intensive Care Units receive the best care possible. But staff at the Montreal General’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) realized there was little infrastructure in place …
A tree of life
April 16th, 2014 Margaret (Spearman) Gibbs, left, was a patient at the Montreal Chest Institute and Royal Victoria Hospital who underwent a successful, groundbreaking lung cancer operation on December 20, 1979. The procedure is no longer used, but it was …
April 22 is Earth Day
April 22nd, 2014 To celebrate Earth Day, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is reaffirming its commitment to reduce its environmental footprint and preserve our natural resources for future generations. Last year, more than 850 metric tonnes of …