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Proud to be part of the MUHC
August 10th, 2015 Articles “What I like the most is making the floor shiny and clean so new patients feel comfortable when they arrive,” says Kenny Senecal, who has been a housekeeper at the Lachine Hospital for “21 years and four months” and who is in …
My Tool Box : MUHC Chronic Disease and Chronic Pain Self-Management Programs
August 11th, 2015 Registration is now open for the Fall session of the highly successful My Tool Box program. This evidence-based program (Stanford model) is comprised of 6 weekly workshops that provide information, guidance, coping strategies and …
It's International Youth Day!
August 12th, 2015 Releases STEP program students Michel Toutuungy and Mélyssa Fortin. At the MUHC we appreciate our young volunteers who are part of our STEP volunteer program, but they will say they also appreciate us. In its 13th consecutive year, the …
Gestational diabetes: A diabetes predictor in fathers
August 13th, 2015 Releases Gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy, affects between three and 20 per cent of pregnant women. Those who develop gestational diabetes are 7 times as likely to eventually develop type 2 diabetes …
Cystic Fibrosis: Researchers unveil the secrets of key bacteria for a better understanding of the disease
August 14th, 2015 A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Dao Nguyen, respirologist and researcher in the Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program, made a recent breakthrough in cystic …
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 …