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A young girl’s face is stretched in innovative surgical procedure
August 20th, 2010 Cynthia Maldonato is 11 years old. She loves to sing in her church choir and her favourite subject is math. Instead of sporting the usual ’tween wardrobe of jeans and a hoodie, during a recent visit to the Montreal Children’s hospital …
ChangeMontreal.ca
December 7th, 2010 A new interactive Web site, www.ChangeMontreal.ca, was launched today to support Montrealers’ growing desire to contribute to their world-class academic health centre, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). The Web site’s …
Rosacea: Early Diagnosis and Management are Key
November 1st, 2010 Rosacea is a common skin disorder , affecting approximately 1.5 million Canadians. Managing rosacea is not always easy, but according to Dr. Beatrice Wang, a prominent dermatologist at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the …
2010 Director General’s Awards
November 20th, 2010 On Saturday, November 6, 2010, the McGill University Health Centre honoured the exceptional contributions of ten individuals and one team representing each job category at its 2010 Director General’s Awards Gala. Simultaneously, we …
Tips from our experts at the MUHC to ensure a happy and healthy winter season
February 29th, 2016 Wintertime has welcomed us with our first big snowfall and bone-chilling cold snap. This winter, experts from the McGill University Health Centre would like to help both Quebecers, and visitors to our province, avoid injury. The …
MUHC researchers discuss teenage risk taking
December 22nd, 2010 It's difficult to say when the realization of his bad decision struck home. The attempted flip into his parents' aboveground swimming pool using a trampoline must have seemed perfectly logical up to the point where his feet left the …
Inauguration of the New Department of Respiratory Medicine at the Mountain Campus
January 7th, 2011 On December 14 th , 2010, the Department of Respiratory Medicine inaugurated its new home in D7 at the Montreal General Hospital, and the department is brimming with newness. Apart from it benefiting from more and better organized space …
Research shows single-patient rooms reduce hospital infections in ICU
January 11th, 2011 Research A research team from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University has demonstrated that private rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) play a key role in reducing hospital infections like C - difficile. The …
The MUHC Glen Campus: driving change
January 26th, 2011 Luncheon conferences on major projects presented by the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Sud-Ouest de Montréal The MUHC Glen Campus: driving change The Chambre de commerce is delighted to launch its 2011 program with a luncheon …
Umbilical cord blood: Making Every Drop Count
August 1st, 2011 Donating umbilical cord blood is not something most women consider when they give birth—less than 10 per cent of mothers actually enroll in the Héma-Québec Public Cord Blood Bank—but it is a gesture that can save lives. Umbilical cord …