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Finally healed
September 19th, 2016 Articles Alain Juneau contracted HIV and the hepatitis C virus following a transfusion of blood components, one of the thousands of hemophiliacs affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1980s. After that, Alain, who had …
10 years on: recalling the Dawson College shootings and learning from tragedy
September 13th, 2016 Releases On September 13, 2006, Dawson College was forever changed when an armed gunman entered the school grounds and began to shoot bystanders at random. The Montreal General Hospital played an integral part in treating the victims …
A project led by an MNI researcher has been awarded $6.1 million to study progressive multiple sclerosis
September 20th, 2016 Releases The International Progressive MS Alliance has awarded three $6.1 million Collaborative Network Award grants for a total investment of $18.4 million toward accelerating the pace of progressive MS research. More than 2.3 …
Partner Clinics Project: a winning alliance
September 21st, 2016 A new initiative linking the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and five family medicine groups in Montreal is facilitating care for those living with chronic conditions. The Partner Clinics Project Team The Partner Clinics …
Stopping cancer in its tracks - sarcoma research fund to look at new treatments and limiting metastasis
September 23rd, 2016 It was one year ago this week that François Angers publicly announced his fight against the cancer that claimed the life of his twin sister Nicole Angers Legault. In partnership with the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) Foundation of …
Q & A with our experts - Dr. Stéphane Rinfret, cardiologist
September 27th, 2016 Articles In spite of its name, a cath lab isn’t a laboratory at all, but a department in a hospital where life-saving cardiac procedures are carried out 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dr. Stéphane Rinfret, chief of the …
Living the good life at 78
September 27th, 2016 Articles Guy Dorion, 78, has always loved to play sports. Every summer, he would spend hours playing tennis and golf, and in winter he enjoyed downhill and cross-country skiing. But last December the Trois-Rivières resident was forced …
Brain’s biological clock stimulates thirst before sleep
September 28th, 2016 Releases The brain’s biological clock stimulates thirst in the hours before sleep, according to a study published in the journal Nature by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC). The …
Where they are now: moving beyond recovery
September 30th, 2016 Articles Terry and Samson Terry Graham no longer needs an alarm clock. Instead, the retired Regina native relies on his trusty retriever Samson to wake him every morning for a two-mile walk. “Samson is quite possibly one of the best …
Special dental care for kids with special needs
October 4th, 2016 Articles Dr. Harry Rajchgot is a dentist working in the busiest pediatric dental facility in Canada, the clinic of the Department of Dentistry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MCH-MUHC). A …