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NAGANO: New research submission management software at the MUHC
February 26th, 2016 Dec. 1, 2015 In the next few months, the MUHC will be using Nagano, a new web-based research project management system, in replacement of eReviews. The Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE) of the MUHC is actively leading the …
SOP on Ongoing REB Review Activities
March 2nd, 2016 The new REB SOP on Ongoing REB Review Activities that includes guidance on the reporting of SAE's to the REB is now available. See SOP page : …
"Smart soles" in shoes to help patients recover from a broken hip
March 3rd, 2016 Releases Dr. Suzanne Morin (RI-MUHC), principal investigator of the eHealth research project HIP@HOME Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries sustained by the elderly population following a fall. This often results in a number of …
Pain and infertility, often the face of this obscure disease
March 7th, 2016 Articles Lena Dunham, director and actor in the popular television series, Girls, recently let her fans know that she was taking a little break due to her endometriosis and in doing so launched this not so well-known disease into the …
Decisions! Decisions! Brain study shows there’s more than meets the eye when making choices
December 14th, 2015 Releases Montreal, Quebec—If you’re pondering whether to buy a Galaxy smartphone or an iPhone this holiday season, a part of the brain called the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (PFC) might ultimately determine your choice. Results of a …
Veterans and newcomers guard the former Montreal Children's Hospital
December 14th, 2015 Articles Among the employees in charge of looking after and guarding the heritage site of the Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MCH-MUHC), there are two carpenters and a few security guards. A native …
Saline water better than soap and water for cleaning wounds, researchers find
December 14th, 2015 Releases Hamilton, ON - Many scientific advances have been made in the delivery of care and infection prevention for open fractures, but the standard practice of wound cleaning with soap and water before surgery has remained …
A long-awaited gift arrives just in time for the holidays at Lachine Hospital
December 15th, 2015 "This is a major event," said staff members of the Lachine Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (LH-MUHC) as they watched the arrival of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner specifically adapted for people suffering …
New SpA Clinic will help prevent disability due to inflammatory arthritis
December 21st, 2015 Articles A new clinic at the Montreal General Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MGH-MUHC) is making it easier for patients with two types of spondyloarthritis — psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis – to be …
Fabulous despite the odds
January 13th, 2016 Articles It was a typical October day. Through the chill of a cold breeze, Miranda Edwards arrived at her yearly check-up thinking that she’d be out of there in a matter of minutes. With her big blue eyes, her bouncy curls and pink …