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Meet RIPK3: Good Cop, Bad Cop, all in one
February 14th, 2018 Releases Montreal — Each year, influenza kills half a million people globally with the elderly and very young most often the victims. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 37 children have died in the United …
Wanted: The Next Generation of Leaders for a TB-free world
March 23rd, 2018 Tuberculosis is an ancient disease that continues to plague modern day medicine. When Robert Koch presented his findings on Mycobacterium tuberculosis to a room of physicians in 1882, the German scientist believed his important discovery …
Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world
March 23rd, 2018 World TB Day, which falls on March 24th each year, is designed to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The theme …
Hope is a human right
March 27th, 2018 Articles My philosophy is to always prevent unnecessary suffering, and that is something I have reflected on greatly.” Social worker Claire Duchesneau’s philosophy is one shared by many of her colleagues. After over 30 years of working …
Reducing Surgical Infections to Improve Patient Care
April 16th, 2018 Tucked away in a sanitized, non-descript corner of the fifth floor of the Glen site’s E-Block, a pioneering team from the Infection Prevention and Control Service, Infectious Diseases, surgical teams and pharmacy have significantly …
Low-Income HIV Patients Suffer with Healthcare Access
April 18th, 2018 Releases Montreal — Quebecers do not have equal access to anti-retroviral treatment (ART) for HIV and AIDS, a long-term study undertaken by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in …
Extraordinary $15-million gift will create unique powerhouse initiative to fight infections
April 26th, 2018 Releases A $15-million gift from the visionary Montreal-based Doggone Foundation will launch the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity, a unique and highly collaborative endeavour that will harness the scientific …
Beyond Killing Tuberculosis
May 11th, 2018 Releases Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective has recently been challenged as scientists have taken a lesson from plant biologists …
Can a smart app encourage HIV-self testing in Canada?
November 30th, 2018 Releases Research HIV self-testing strategies have been recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2016, as they empower people to find out HIV their status at their convenience. Home-based testing kits have yet to be …
World AIDS Day: Know Your Status
December 1st, 2018 Forty-one-year-old Marie* fled violence in her country for sanctuary in Canada, where her petition for asylum is being processed. Settled into her studio apartment in Montreal’s Ville St-Laurent neighborhood, her $500 rent monopolizes …