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June is ALS Awareness Month
June 2nd, 2015 As a major Canadian centre for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and treatment, the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, invites the public and the media to learn more about the disease and current research …
MGH Trauma Program wins Prize of Excellence
June 5th, 2015 Members of the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) Trauma Program of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and their partners were awarded the Prize of Excellence for their Innovative Young Ambassador and Injury Prevention Program on May …
How your brain is telling you to vote
June 8th, 2015 Releases A new joint study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, both at McGill University, has cast some light on the brain mechanisms that support people’s voting …
Sometimes it's a matter of genes
June 11th, 2015 Esther Hockenstein's life story is all about resilience. The Montreal resident lost many family members during the Holocaust and she was one of the last children born in a Nazi concentration camp. Now Esther, who turns 70 this year, is …
From MUHC nurse to volunteer
June 12th, 2015 Tamila Barab in the Emergency waiting room of the Glen site. After 26 years of nursing and five years of volunteering at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Tamila Barab’s enthusiasm and energy …
Which artificial pancreas system is the best for children with type 1 diabetes?
June 10th, 2015 Releases A Montréal research team, co-supervised by Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret from the IRCM and Dr. Laurent Legault from the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), …
Largest hospital move in Canada is complete
June 14th, 2015 Releases Montreal, June 14, 2015 – Today, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) completed the final phase of the largest hospital move ever carried out in Canada. In two hours, 17 inpatients were transferred safely from the Montreal …
Access to the Glen made easier
June 19th, 2015 As of June 18. 2015, the underground tunnel connecting the MUHC’s Glen site to the Vendôme intermodal station has opened, offering patients, visitors and personnel a quicker and safer way to access the hospital. Beginning on the AMT …
Stroke month - June
June 22nd, 2015 Time is brain: for every minute a stroke is left untreated, 2 million brain cells are destroyed. The sooner patients are treated, the higher the chances of survival with fewer disabilities. Patients with acute strokes and transient …
June is Brain Injury Awareness month
June 29th, 2015 Eric Lindros, Sidney Crosby and Troy Aikman all have one thing in common beyond being superstar athletes: each has suffered multiple concussions that have either forced them into retirement or to sit out of play for huge chunks of time. …