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World AIDS Day, December 1
November 29th, 2013 An estimated 34 million people in the world live with HIV. More than 25 million people died from the virus between 1981 and 2007, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history. World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each …
Montreal investigators share in $8.7 million grant from the CIHR for HIV research
November 29th, 2013 December 1 st marks World AIDS Day, a time to people to unite in the fight against HIV, to support those people with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died. This year, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded …
Following in dad's footsteps
June 14th, 2013 Photo caption: McGill Medical student Daniel Gottesman holds a picture he drew for his dad as a youngster, which his father Dr. Ron Gottesman, left, still has pinned up in his Montreal Children’s Hospital office. “To be honest, I never …
Moving to the Glen site : the NICU team starts preparing
June 19th, 2013 Andréane Pharand, Mario Bonenfant, Dr. Therese Perreault and Lynn Lauzon review the plans of their new unit . Moving to the new McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site means a lot more than just moving boxes and setting up camp …
Risky MS treatment gives a doctor his life back
July 3rd, 2013 Read more MUHC news Alexander Normandin was a third-year McGill University medical student when he first learned he had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), an unpredictable degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system. Dr. Alexander …
Making it work—together
June 19th, 2013 Imma Franco and Andréane Pharand visit the Glen site. The new McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site project is an exercise in collaboration. In this interview, Imma Franco, associate director, Programs and Services Planning, …
Phase One expansion complete for Lachine MRI Suite
June 19th, 2013 The Lachine Hospital is happy to announce that it has completed Phase One of the expansion of its MRI suite. According to Paula Abi Nakhlé, project coordinator, this expansion is significant because it will allow for a greater …
$20 million to be invested at the Montreal General Hospital
June 21st, 2013 As part of its conservation and general maintenance plan, the MUHC will invest $10 million per year over the next two years at the Montreal General Hospital, a vital medical resource for Montreal’s downtown core. Patients and employees …
Centre universitaire de santé McGill - Le retour à l'équilibre budgétaire est amorcé mais les défis demeurent importants
July 9th, 2013 L’accompagnateur désigné par le Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) pour assister le Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) dans son opération de retour à l’équilibre budgétaire, docteur Michel A. Bureau, a déposé son …
Meet Khouanheun Phonsavatdy
July 15th, 2013 Khouanheun Phonsavatdy, Float Nurse in the Medical Surgical Care Unit and Day Surgery at Lachine Hospital “To be a nurse, you have to have passion, and you have to like people,” says Khouanheun (known as Khouan) Phonsavatdy, who has been …