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New Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team named to attack brain cancer in children
February 5th, 2016 Articles Research Dr. Nada Jababo's team from the Child Health and Human Development Program at the RI-MUHC - Centre for Translational Biology Pan-Canadian team of researchers receive $11.7 Million from Stand Up To Cancer Canada, …
Micro-map of hippocampus lends big hand to brain research
December 3rd, 2015 Releases MONTREAL - A new detailed map of the hippocampal region of the brain, compiled by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital-The Neuro at McGill University, is helping the scientific community accelerate …
Enjoying life after heart surgery
December 11th, 2015 Articles At 72 years old, Robert Palov described himself as a busy man on the go. Juggling time between a marketing job and golf courts, he took good care of his health to maintain his busy lifestyle. But in May 2015, Palov experienced …
Mourning the Passing of a Great Friend and MUHC Builder
December 12th, 2015 Releases Dear colleagues and members of the MUHC-McGill community, Yesterday morning, H. Arnold Steinberg, — a family man, businessman and philanthropist who not only believed in the importance of higher education, research and health …
2014 Quarter Century Plus Celebration
June 2nd, 2014 This week we recognized and celebrated colleagues who have been with our institution for 25 or more years. Milestones of 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years are marked every year with the Quarter Century Plus Celebration . For 2014, we have an …
Patricia O'Connor Receives Canadian College of Health Leaders Nursing Leadership Award
June 2nd, 2014 The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) today congratulated Patricia O’Connor, Director of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer of the MUHC, who is the recipient of the 2014 …
June is ALS Awareness Month
June 2nd, 2014 What is ALS? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known widely as Lou Gehrig’s disease, develops as a result of the death of motor neurons (nerve cells) in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. This …
I keep hearing about “tertiary and quaternary care” at the MUHC. What does this mean?
June 4th, 2014 Primary care is the first point of consultation for all patients within the healthcare system. Primary care often refers to check-ups, preventative care and the treatment of common ailments, and is usually provided by a family medicine …
What will happen to the old MUHC buildings once the hospitals move?
June 5th, 2014 With our move to the Glen site, the MUHC Board of Directors has indicated that buildings at the Montreal Children's Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Chest Institute will be “surplus immovable property”. In 2013, in an …
FREE checkups for men at the 9th Annual Men's Health Awareness Day
June 6th, 2014 What can you do in 10 seconds? Check an email, update a Facebook status, blow your nose… MUHC urologist Dr. Peter Chan can check a prostate in 10 seconds and possibly save a life In the time it …