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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 …
Another Medical Cold Case Cracked by the MUHC's 'Dr. House'
December 6th, 2018 Releases Research Montreal – A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) led by Dr. Donald Vinh, the RI’s so-called “Dr. House” because of his research into rare diseases, has discovered a new …
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 …
RI-MUHC scientist takes HIV self-testing global with HIVSmart!™
September 25th, 2017 Releases Montreal – It is estimated that 30-40 per cent of people living with HIV do not know their HIV status, which can have a serious effect on the spread of the disease. One of the approaches developed to change this statistic, …
Infection control is everybody's business
October 19th, 2016 Articles “Nosocomial infections are still a major issue and require continued attention,” says Sophie Baillargeon, MUHC interim associate director of Nursing (ADON) for Quality, Performance and Patient Engagement. “We know that proper …
Nursing workshop gets makeover and becomes The Infection Control Amazing Race!
October 28th, 2014 The Infection Control Amazing Race Teams Red team: Karen Gonzales, Iryna Petrukovich, Angie Gongora, Liliana Moreno Blue team: Tracey Cavaliere, Kathy Higgins, Edna Schell, Arlina Jones, Winsome Clarke Orange team: Sharon Johnson, …
Dr. E. W. Archibald honoured by Government of Canada
February 8th, 2008 On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister John Baird, Mr. Daniel Petit, Member of Parliament for Charlesbourg– Haute-Saint-Charles, unveiled on February 8, 2008, a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorating the …
Health professionals at the McGill University Health Centre lab are deluged with testing H1N1 samples
November 28th, 2009 More than 1,800 patients have found themselves in Quebec hospitals suffering from H1N1 since the start of the pandemic, including 240 admitted to intensive care units, with 100 of those on respirators. As many as 300 samples a day have …
Research shows single-patient rooms reduce hospital infections in ICU
January 11th, 2011 Research A research team from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University has demonstrated that private rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) play a key role in reducing hospital infections like C - difficile. The …