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The countdown is on for patient transfers!
January 16th, 2015 In December, the Adult Sites Patient Transfer Coordination Committee successfully carried out its first mock patient move in preparation for the upcoming transfer of the long-term - care patients from the Montreal Chest Institute (MCI) …
Does the MUHC operate on ingrown toenails?
January 16th, 2015 The MUHC is mandated to treat more specialized types of health problems, such as those that require hospitalization, complex surgery, or emergency care. For treatment of more routine medical cases, such as ingrown toenail, patients …
Are patients from the Shriners Children's Hospital seen at The Glen site?
January 16th, 2015 Shiners Hospital for Children®- Canada is a private health care facility that specializes in pediatric orthopaedics, burn care, spinal cord injury, as well as cleft lip and palate cases. Their new hospital is at the Glen site, adjacent …
Former actress shares thoughts on life, art and living with COPD
January 19th, 2015 Articles It’s exactly 3 o’clock when I arrive at the Montreal Chest Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) for my interview with Mrs. Marilyn Gardner. As I walk through the room, I introduce myself and wait for a voice …
Blame it on your brain: salt and hypertension
January 22nd, 2015 Releases Research An international research team led by scientists at McGill University has found that excessive salt intake “reprograms” the brain, interfering with a natural safety mechanism that normally prevents the body’s arterial …
The MUHC partners with the Rossy Cancer Network to smooth the rocky road of cancer survivorship
February 4th, 2015 Releases Cancer diagnosis and treatment is a frightening and stressful time for patients, often involving many consults and procedures with different specialists. Once active treatment ends it may feel like the difficult journey is …
Where on the Glen Campus will the Neuro be located? Can you share a map indicating that location?
February 5th, 2015 The plan for the Neuro, which consists of the Montreal Neurological Hospital and the Montreal Neurological Institute, is to move to the Glen as a second phase of construction. The eastern portion of the site, part of the City of …
Smoking thins vital part of brain
February 10th, 2015 Releases Years ago, children were warned that smoking could stunt their growth, but now a major study by an international team including the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University and the University of Edinburgh shows new …
Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells
February 11th, 2015 Releases VIDEO: http://bit.ly/1EYjsTV Brain cancer patients may live longer thanks to a new cancer-detection method developed by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, at McGill University and the …
Award-winning ovarian cancer website offers info to suit each patient’s needs
February 13th, 2015 “It was a real pleasure to have the whole team work together on the website,” says clinical nurse specialist Joanne Power. The MUHC Ovarian Cancer Guide developed by an RVH’s Gynaecologic Oncology interdisciplinary team with the MUHC’s …