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Collaborative recycling
June 5th, 2020 Articles News Members of the Armenian community sewing masks out of the wrappers' fabric How unprecedented collaboration is at work to support our healthcare professionals - while recycling! “This is what it’s all about,” says Steeve …
Why do some non-smokers get COPD while many heavy smokers don’t?
June 9th, 2020 Releases News Research A new study highlights a strong risk factor for COPD related to lung development Montreal, — Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that …
CHAMPIONS in triage
June 11th, 2020 Articles News Here at the MUHC, triage is about more than just screening for COVID-19. Our dedicated triage workers know they are among the first people you encounter upon your hospital visit, and they’re determined to help ease you …
COVID-19 pandemic: the need for privacy and digital contact tracing
June 11th, 2020 News Research As digital contact tracing applications become available, some people see them as a powerful solution to many challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, privacy considerations must be evaluated when dealing …
New nurses choose the MUHC
June 12th, 2020 News A new cohort of 30 recent graduates choose the MUHC to start their nursing careers From May 19 to May 22, 30 new nurses gathered in the amphitheatre of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) for a …
Innovation Moves Online for the 2020 McGill Clinical Innovation Competition
June 16th, 2020 Accolades RI-MUHC research team, Emily McDonald and Todd C. Lee, ties for Marika Zelenka Roy Innovation Prize Source: MedE-News and Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning. The third edition of the McGill Clinical …
Aislin and Chapleau thank MUHC healthcare workers
June 16th, 2020 News Articles For more than 50 years, Serge Chapleau, of La Presse, and Terry Mosher, a.k.a Aislin, of the Montreal Gazette, have been poking fun at the ‘two solitudes’, while also helping Montrealers make sense of difficult times with …
Rifampin for Latent TB: Shorter and safer than the standard treatment, but also cheaper
June 17th, 2020 Research News A new study shows that rifampin regimen is cheaper than isoniazid for latent tuberculosis In a cost-comparison study published on June 16, 2020 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a team of researchers led by Dr. Dick …
The MUHC celebrates RT week!
October 29th, 2020 As the MUHC continues to celebrate respiratory therapist week, today we feature the RTs at the Montreal Children’s Hospital The Respiratory Therapy Department at the Montreal Children's Hospital has worked hard to prepare to support …
Stem cells are the marrow of the TB pandemic, which still kills one person every 22 seconds
October 29th, 2020 Research A new study finds that not only can stem cells be targeted for protective vaccination but they can also be hijacked by a pathogen to increase TB virulence. Montreal, October 29th, 2020 – Since the discovery of Mycobacterium …