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Talking Eds: Conversation with Ron Fraser, psychiatrist at the MUHC on Suicide prevention
September 10th, 2013 Welcome to the first Talking Eds vlog, which will be published monthly on muhc.ca. Each Talking Eds will feature one of our many experts at the McGill University Health Centre educating our audience on a specific health topic. This …
What you will get at the new MUHC
September 10th, 2013 The Glen site will be a cutting-edge academic health centre filled with the latest and most modern equipment to improve both workflow and the delivery of care to patients. Among these innovative features—and probably the most …
Alternate Routes - Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
September 11th, 2013 Alternate routes for: Royal Victoria Hospital and Montréal Neurological Institute The alternate routes below will take you to the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montréal Neurological Institute during periods of congested traffic and …
Achoo! Let’s face it, allergies are a nuisance
September 16th, 2013 If you are an allergy sufferer, you are not without company. In Canada, 30 to 35 per cent of individuals are suffering along with you. This time of year, the main culprit is ragweed and other weed-plant pollens. For some sufferers, …
Do Fad Diets work?
September 23rd, 2013 With heavy sweaters hiding your figure, it’s not a surprise that many of us pack on a few extra pounds as the weather turns cold. Studies show that 70-80% of individuals experience increased appetite in winter and as many as 90% of …
Research shows blocking overactive receptor in Alzheimer’s recovers memory loss
September 20th, 2013 Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (The Neuro), McGill University and Université de Montréal have published a study showing that memory pathology in older mice with …
Tick tock goes the biological clock
September 25th, 2013 Montreal University Health Centre gynaecologist Shauna Leigh Reinblatt helps us understand how our bodies tell us it’s time to have that baby. Dr. Shauna Rienblatt who specializes in infertility at the McGill Reproductive Centre was a …
Tools of the trade: computer simulation helps with transition planning
September 27th, 2013 A simulation model is a representation of a system that assumes or mimics the system’s pertinent outward qualities, which can be used to infer how the real system will operate. Manuel D. Rossetti, Simulation Modeling and Arena, …
The MUHC Hospitalist Unit
September 30th, 2013 Dr. Anita Brown-Johnson, Chantal Lefebvre and the Hospitalist Care Unit nursing staff. After suffering from incessant vertigo and difficulty controlling some of her motor functions, Florence Mildred Reid arrived at the McGill …
Construction Update on the MUHC’s Glen site
March 4th, 2014 Start-up of the Cancer Centre’s electromechanical systems is complete. Finishing work such as painting, installation of ceramic flooring as well as installation of furniture is currently being carried out in different blocks. Dynamic …