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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 …
Radiation wait times meet modern technology
January 15th, 2016 Just over a year ago at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Dr. John Kildea, Medical Physics, Dr. Tarek Hijal, Radiation Oncology, and Professor Laurie Hendren, McGill’s School of Computer Science, were granted $150,000 to fund …
MUHC plastic surgery team: pushing boundaries in the name of our patients
January 20th, 2016 Every day, plastic surgeons at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) take on complex reconstructive cases, literally changing patients’ lives so they can face the world with confidence. Dr. Lucie Lessard, chief of MUHC Plastic …
Huge gains made in breast cancer treatment at the MUHC
October 30th, 2015 Releases Montreal – A new technology known as Intrabeam®, that provides intraoperative radiation therapy, is showing promising results in the treatment of breast cancer patients with low-risk recurrence at the Cedars Cancer Centre of …
Gender role more important than biological sex in predicting health outcomes after heart attack
February 1st, 2016 Releases Montreal – Sex (biologial and physiological characteristics) differences are increasingly being studied to assess symptoms, risk factors and outcomes for various diseases. Now, a new pan-Canadian study led by a team from the …
Face to face with...
February 2nd, 2016 Articles Jenna Berger, chief-resident in Cardiology, Montreal General Hospital of the MUHC “Throughout the years of med school I realized that it’s important to stay grounded and to know who you are and what makes you happy.” In a few …