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DNA test slashes wait times for tuberculosis diagnosis in Iqaluit
March 24th, 2015 Releases Tuberculosis continues to be a significant public health concern in Canada's North, where testing for TB takes far longer than in the country's major centres. A paper just published by Ottawa and Montreal researchers, in CHEST …
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 …
What do I tell a taxi driver as the name of my destination when wanting to arrive at the front door of the new MUHC at the Glen?
November 20th, 2014 When taking a taxi to the new Glen site, you can asked to be dropped off at the main entrance of the Glen site, located at 1001 Décarie blvd. The Glen has three designated drop-off zones (Royal Victoria Hospital for adult care, …
Medical Radiation Technologists—where technology meets compassionate care
November 27th, 2014 As an integral part of the healthcare team, medical radiologists perform diagnostic imaging examinations and administer radiation therapy treatments that are focused on destroying tumours of cancer patients. According to the Canadian …
The Mystery Infection: from Laboratory to Bedside
November 28th, 2014 For eight years, Martin Liard suffered from an undiagnosed mass in his brain. His case was a mystery to some of the best medical specialists in Montreal—that is, until he met Dr. Donald Cuong Vinh, a world-renowned Infectious Disease …
World AIDS Day 2014: a fight on several fronts
December 1st, 2014 World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year, reminding us that the fight against the AIDS pandemic is far from over. More than 36 million people have died since it emerged in the early 1980s. Today, 35.3 million people around …
Great success at our new Glen site’s Open House
December 9th, 2014 More than 15,000 visitors, over 300 volunteers and 41 exhibitors gathered this past weekend, December 6 and 7, for the open house of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the Research Institute of the MUHC's new Glen site. It …
Can you provide us with an update about the noise issue in Westmount?
December 9th, 2014 Please find below the notice to residents and merchants published January 7, 2015. Click to view the notice . Click here to read the latest progress report from March 6, 2015. « Back to …
Creative MUHC health professionals win big at Hacking Health Challenge
December 12th, 2014 Imagine dreaming up a practical solution to a common healthcare problem, such as a game that eases anxiety in kids as they go through an MRI exam or a guided self-help app for patients with depression. Now imagine being in a room full …
Hope, ethics and a young boy’s life
March 30th, 2017 Articles When all treatments failed and time was running short for a boy diagnosed with leukemia, his doctor teamed up with the MUHC pediatric Research Ethics Board to come up with a made-to-measure study that brought back hope. …