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Laughing it off
June 30th, 2010 Consider this: Snoop Dogg walks down the street carrying an umbrella. Stunned, you ask him – “Hey Snoop, what’s with the umbrella?” Snoop answers: “Fo’ drizzle!” The jury is still out on whether bad jokes are good for you, but if you …
Back on track: stem cell patient reunion
June 10th, 2007 The MUHC is a recognised center of excellence in stem-cell research and treatment. These interviews with transplant patients, family and health care professionals were filmed at a reunion party. The reunion party was held in June 2007 to …
Clinic meets the special needs of teens and young adults with cancer
May 25th, 2010 Each year, the AYA Oncology Clinic sees about 60 new patients between the ages of 18 and 29 - about 40 are treated at the RVH and 20 at the Jewish General Hospital, where a sister clinic has been established. Kavan is cross- appointed with …
3D brain mapping first in Quebec
May 25th, 2010 Neurosurgeons perform some of the most delicate operations in medicine - a difference of 2 mm can mean life or death for a patient. Exact movements are therefore critical assets of a neurosurgeon. A precise "map" of the territory they will …
At the forefront of prostate cancer
June 15th, 2010 Dr. Armen Aprikian, MUHC urologist-in-chief and one of five MUHC surgeons specializing in complex urological cancers. (Photo: Pierre Dubois) According to Dr. Armen Aprikian, MUHC urologistin- chief, prostate cancer and non-melanoma skin …
Skin care - Sun awareness and melanoma
May 14th, 2009 Melanomas are becoming increasingly common, and perhaps more worryingly patients are becoming increasingly younger. Dr. Wang explains exactly what a melanoma is, how to recognize it and what to do about it. She also provides some important …
MUHC Clinical Research Cord Blood Bank partners with the Public Cord Blood Bank of Héma-Québec.
June 22nd, 2009 The MUHC Clinical Research Cord Blood Bank will partner with the Public Cord Blood Bank of Héma-Québec. This alliance will allow it to collect and use all samples provided by donor mothers. Currently, Héma-Québec only keeps donations above …
RI-MUHC researchers among recipients of a $34M grant to fight cancer
January 23rd, 2019 Releases Researchers from McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal are part of a multinational team led by the University of California, San …
A hide-out for viruses in the testicles
January 25th, 2019 Releases It all began five years ago at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) with one of Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy’s HIV patients. L to R: Stéphane Isnard (Postdoctoral fellow), Franck Dupuy (Research …
Using CrossFit to stick it to Cancer
February 4th, 2019 Articles PHOTO : Carlo Pagano Ben, who is a father to two young children, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the spring of 2016. Since then, the 42-year-old has found himself bedridden and hospitalized from chemotherapy treatments, …