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Defusing a Ticking Time-Bomb: The Women's Healthy Heart Initiative
February 28th, 2018 Articles “When a woman has a family and has a heart attack, the whole family explodes. The house exploded. Everything came to a standstill. The activities, the cooking, and the groceries – it’s like a bomb went off in my family. It …
Designation of Certain Members of the Board of Directors
February 14th, 2018 Releases By March 26, 2018, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) must have appointed a member by and from among the following bodies to serve on the Board of Directors (click to view the nomination notices, the nomination paper, …
Gender matters when it comes to heart disease
March 20th, 2018 Articles It is easy to characterize heart disease as a male health issue. The “Hollywood Heart Attack” is the cinematic image of a man clutching his chest in agony that has come to shape our views of what a heart attack should look like. …
Meet RIPK3: Good Cop, Bad Cop, all in one
February 14th, 2018 Releases Montreal — Each year, influenza kills half a million people globally with the elderly and very young most often the victims. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 37 children have died in the United …
Unusual lung structures may raise risk of pulmonary disease
February 6th, 2018 Releases The internal anatomy of our lungs is surprisingly variable, and some of those variations are associated with a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study led by researchers at Research Institute …
Pancreatic cancer research: personalized approach brings new hope to patients
March 6th, 2018 Releases Montreal, March 6, 2018— Few early detection tests, undetectable symptoms, limited treatment options and no known biomarkers that can be used to direct therapy. These are among the clinical challenges Canadian research team EPPIC …
Giving rookie dads the online info they really need
October 31st, 2017 Releases MUHC study unveils a website tailored for men transitioning to parenthood Montreal – Expectant and new parents often turn to the internet for parenting prep, but it turns out that dads often don’t seem to find the information …
Bra Day 2017 at the MUHC was a success!
October 20th, 2017 Releases Bra Day 2017 at the MUHC was a success! Yesterday, more than 70 people gathered in the Auditorium of the Research Institute of the MUHC to learn more about the options available to women considering breast reconstruction …
Vendôme Tunnel – Mission: Accessibility!
October 23rd, 2017 By the winter of 2020, the Vendôme intermodal transportation hub will boast a new, universally accessible entrance facility. The new building will feature five elevators and will link the metro station to the public transit system's …
Keep your Distance from the Flu
November 1st, 2017 Procedures to receive vaccination vary from one region to another. Some institutions require an appointment, whereas others do not. Where to get Vaccinated To know how to proceed and where to get vaccinated, visit the website of your …