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Umbrella of care: the Children’s and RVH work together for benefit of one young patient
December 30th, 2019 News Research The design of the Glen site – where a pediatric and adult hospital live side-by-side – has led to a unique MUHC collaboration for the benefit of a particular pediatric patient. There are few situations where a Montreal …
In Memoriam — Dr. Ronald Melzack
December 31st, 2019 News Articles Dr. Ronald Melzack, a world-renowned pioneer in the field of chronic pain and pain control who dedicated his life to revolutionizing pain medicine, passed away on December 22, 2019. He devoted his half-century long career …
McGill University Health Centre Ushers in New Decade with First Female Surgeon-in-Chief
January 7th, 2020 News Releases Montreal - Dr. Pierre Gfeller, President and Executive Director of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), is pleased to announce the institution’s latest major clinical appointment following a resolution passed by the …
Meeting the global health challenge of worms that cause disease
January 10th, 2020 Research News Canadians may bring parasitic intestinal worms back as unwanted souvenirs from travels abroad. But for more than one billion people in Asia, Africa and Latin America, they are more constant companions. Helminth parasitic …
Sexual dimorphism: The female hormone estrogen may facilitate the growth of liver metastases in non-sex-specific cancers
January 16th, 2020 Releases News Dr. Pnina Brodt (centre) with some co-authors of the study "Sexual dimorphism and the role of estrogen in the immune microenvironment of liver metastases", from left to right: Ni Wang, Stéphanie Perrino, Simon Milette …
Update on our budgetary situation
August 1st, 2019 Releases As you know, the MUHC achieved very good financial results in 2018-2019. Thanks to efforts made in several sectors of activity, budgetary discipline and additional revenues received from the MSSS at the end of the year, we made …
When interior design matters: inside the Serious Illness Conversation room
October 16th, 2019 Articles The story behind the Serious Illness Conversation room When Omer Casher flew to Montreal from the United Kingdom to have a Serious Illness Conversation about his terminally ill mom, he braced himself for the worst. The …
Occupational Therapy: a source of wellness and empowerment
October 21st, 2019 Articles October is National Occupational Therapy Awareness Month. Let’s take a moment to appreciate what Occupational Therapists do for our patients. Occupational therapists help prevent, minimize and even solve the problems that …
Growth of cardiology care responds to the burden of health
June 30th, 2010 “From around 900 BCE (before the Common Era) to the early 20th century, life expectancy increased by a decade, from about 33 to 43 years of age,” says Dr. Jacques Genest, McGill University Heath Centre (MUHC ) director of Cardiology. “In …
The founding of Palliative Care Services Worldwide
June 30th, 2010 From within the walls of the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH), and under the leadership of McGill Physician Dr. Balfour Mount, came the first Palliative Care Service in the world. In the early 1970s, palliative care was virtually …