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Working with and for patients
June 20th, 2017 Articles Lia* is a patient of the Montreal Neurological Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). In five years, she has undergone three brain surgeries, two of them to repair aneurysms. On a Tuesday afternoon in May, Lia …
Biofilms—the eradication has begun
June 21st, 2017 Releases Canadian researchers develop a novel enzyme technology to fight biofilms From left to right: Brendan D. Snarr and Donald C. Sheppard from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and P. Lynne Howell, Natalie …
How a few drops of blood led to a breakthrough in immunology
July 5th, 2017 Releases Montreal – Scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) may have cracked the code to understanding the function of special cells called regulatory T Cells. Treg cells, as they are often …
The Joshi Report
July 5th, 2017 Releases Montreal – The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has taken note of the publication of Dr. Arvind Joshi’s report, entitled Vision of the Service Offering of Health and Social Services in the West-End of Montreal . "We are …
All Independent MUHC Board Members Resign
July 10th, 2017 Releases Almost two years ago Minister Barrette appointed some new people and re-appointed others as independent members of the Board of Directors of the MUHC upon the recommendation of a committee of governance experts. We were chosen for …
What happened to the fertility clinic when the Royal Victoria Hospital moved to the Glen?
November 10th, 2014 The MUHC Reproductive Centre has remained in its current location at the former Royal Victoria Hospital on Pine Ave. Bill 20, which was adopted on November 11, 2015, stipulates that in vitro fertilization is no longer covered by the …
Why is the new hospital called the Glen site?
November 11th, 2014 The Oxford dictionary states that a glen is a narrow valley. Thus the Glen site gets its name from the land it is originally built on. Erected in 1906, the land served as a train yard and station on the Canadian Pacific Railway route …
November 19th is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
November 19th, 2014 Many patients across the world take advantage of the Living well with COPD program, developed by Dr. Jean Bourbeau at the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Montreal Chest Institute (MCI). By visiting the website …
Exporting our Expertise
November 30th, 2017 Articles At 16, he was revolted by the injustices he saw in his native Honduras and wanted to change the world. Today, Pedro Mejia is a social worker with the Chronic Viral Illness Service of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) …
At the heart of suffering
December 1st, 2017 Articles When a person is admitted to hospital and becomes a patient, often times they are experiencing a distressing moment in their lives. These are the moments that sometimes leave us asking “why me,” “why now,” “who am I and who …