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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 …
It's International Youth Day!
August 12th, 2015 Releases STEP program students Michel Toutuungy and Mélyssa Fortin. At the MUHC we appreciate our young volunteers who are part of our STEP volunteer program, but they will say they also appreciate us. In its 13th consecutive year, the …
Gestational diabetes: A diabetes predictor in fathers
August 13th, 2015 Releases Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, affects between three and 20 per cent of pregnant women. Those who develop gestational diabetes are 7 times as likely to eventually develop type 2 diabetes …
Cystic Fibrosis: Researchers unveil the secrets of key bacteria for a better understanding of the disease
August 14th, 2015 A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Dao Nguyen, respirologist and researcher in the Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, made a recent breakthrough in cystic …
Breakthrough in "marriage-broker" protein
August 13th, 2015 Releases Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, have made a breakthrough in understanding an important protein that appears to act as a …
Access to Glen: St-Jacques exit on highway 720 West now closed for three months
August 17th, 2015 Click to enlarge image Please be advised that the Ministry of Transport has announced the closure of Exit 2 – Rue St-Jacques on Highway 720 West (Ville-Marie), which directly impacts access to the Glen site during a period of three …
The Centre for Global Surgery: emergency relief and long-term positive impact
August 19th, 2015 World Humanitarian Day, August 19, commemorates people who lost their lives in humanitarian service and celebrates the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world. Every year, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) …
Pediatric Nephrologist Martin Bitzan: global health embraces clinical specialties
August 19th, 2015 Articles “Children in Quebec benefit from Dr. Rebecca Thomas’s care while she completes a training fellowship at the MCH,” says Dr. Martin Bitzan (left), with Dr. Thomas. World Humanitarian Day, August 19, commemorates people who lost …