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Nora Livingston
May 23rd, 2013 Nora Gertrude Elizabeth Livingston (1848-1927) arrived to The Montreal General Hospital (MGH) in 1890. She had been hired for one specific mandate: to establish a reputable School of Nursing—a daunting task that the MGH Board had tried to …
Want to know more about the Research Institute at the Glen site?
May 30th, 2013 Download the information pamphlet » Return to main page …
MUHC asked to participate in prestigious conference
June 7th, 2013 For the second year in a row, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has been invited to perform a live Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for thousands of spectators from around the world. The conference is being organized …
Shaken Baby Syndrome kills
June 14th, 2013 Levi is one day old. His hair is blondish red and he is sleeping on his mother’s chest, skin to skin. Mom and dad, Suzy and Andy DiBiaso, are visibly euphoric about the arrival of their third son. They will leave the Royal Victoria …
Statue of Queen Victoria moves to the Glen site
July 19th, 2013 Saying Bon Voyage to a Queen How do you say à la prochaine to an exquisite statue that is part of the Royal Victoria Hospital’s heritage? With tea and scones of course! Staff, volunteers, members of the RVH Foundation and Auxiliary …
Respiratory Therapists of the MCI – Breathing new life into patient care
July 25th, 2013 Dorcas Paul-Emile, Franceen Browman, Khan Le, Pascale Girard and Lucie Goulet “We had a patient once – a gentleman requiring a respirator for part of the day – who wanted to attend his cousin’s wedding,” says a smiling Dorcas Paul-Emile, …
Health Canada Lifts Blood Donation Ban
July 25th, 2013 Martin Lloyd, an information services technician in his late 20s (name changed to protect his identity) has always wanted to help out and donate blood. “But I’m gay,” he says, “and Health Canada says I’m not allowed to give blood. I’m …
Understanding the effects of genes on human traits
July 31st, 2013 Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a …
New treatments and finding for osteoporosis
July 24th, 2013 Dr. Richard Kremer, Co-Director of the Musculoskeletal Axis of the MUHC discusses new treatments and findings for …
Dr. Karen Kost speaks out about vocal abuse
May 25th, 2010 The latest addition to the otolaryngology department is a new CO2 laser coupled with a microscope that directs a powerful beam of light that acts as a hot knife to make precise surgical cuts and can be used to treat tumors and polyps in the …